{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=159588","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=159586","results":[{"id":1614062,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614062/?format=json","text_counter":166,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Speaker, Madam Anne Nderitu’s objection was based on the fact that she is currently serving as the Registrar of Political Parties. That objection was satisfied as explained by the Chairman on the issue that the disqualification is on appointment. This nominee produced to us a Ruling by our own Speaker on 4th December 2014, which has been religiously followed that the disqualification comes at the point of appointment and assured us that should she be successful, she will resign before appointment, and therefore, it satisfied that objection. Dr. Moses Alutalala is a man who has had an odious educational odyssey, having qualified first as a primary school teacher with a diploma and then rose through self-education to be one of the first parallel students in law. His journey has been very long, but of note to us is the fact that he was admitted as an advocate in the year 2014, and was able to produce to us every practising certificate each year since then. That satisfied the idea of being a practitioner of at least 10 years. That is why we were satisfied. Ms Mary Karen Sorobit has practised law for 29 years, but an objection was raised that she may have been a member of the governing council of a political party contrary to Article 88. This nominee demonstrated to us that although she served as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in one of the political parties, she was never a member of the governing body. She produced a list, from the Registrar of Political Parties, of the members of the governing body for the Jubilee Party and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) since their inception. Therefore, she demonstrated that she is not disqualified under that rubric. Hassan Noor Hassan is a gentleman with about 40 years in public administration as required by Section 6 of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act. But of note was an objection that had been raised under Article 88(2)(a) that he may have vied as a governor within the last five years. Mr Hassan demonstrated to us by reading the express provisions of the Constitution that the disqualification only applies to Members of Parliament and Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs), not those who vie for president or governor. As a Committee, we came to the conclusion that you cannot import a disqualification into the express provision of a text, and therefore, we found that he was not disqualified. The other nominee is Prof. Francis Aduol. He was quite impressive. He is a professor of Geospatial Science and Engineering."},{"id":1614063,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614063/?format=json","text_counter":167,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Laughter)"},{"id":1614064,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614064/?format=json","text_counter":168,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo","speaker":null,"content":"Shall I repeat?"},{"id":1614065,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614065/?format=json","text_counter":169,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Members","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Yes."},{"id":1614066,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614066/?format=json","text_counter":170,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo","speaker":null,"content":" He is a professor of Geospatial Science and Engineering. Part of his speciality, his first PhD, was on the study of the earth. He told us that he can tell where any of you are at any one point if he gets your phone number. But of importance is the fact that one of his areas is delimitation of boundaries, including the focus on what wage should be placed on population, size and even poverty. We came to the conclusion that of all the nominees, this one will be very helpful to the Commission on the issue of delimitation. We are all aware that we are immensely out of time on the question of delimitation. We are also all aware that it is a very emotive matter. It is important to note that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1614067,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614067/?format=json","text_counter":171,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo","speaker":null,"content":"Prof. Aduol has worked with all the bodies that have dealt with the issue from the Interim Independent Boundaries Commission (IIBC) to the Committee of Experts (COE) to the IEBC and, therefore, we had no hesitation in recommending him. Hon. Speaker, on Fahim Abdallah, the Chairman has spoken to all that there is to speak. She ticks the three very important boxes, namely, youth, minority and gender. She has had at least ten years in public administration. This nominee was accompanied by her father and one of the Members had the courage to ask whether she was married or not. However, this was not part of our consideration. I have heard Hon. Farah objecting that the Chairman is casting aspersions, but I do not see that because I know that Hon. Farah is allowed, by religion, to marry more than one wife or get even up to the fourth. And even after getting to the fourth, I am sure Hon. Farah is allowed, by religion, to divorce, talaq . It means that Hon. Farah remains permanently eligible..."},{"id":1614068,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614068/?format=json","text_counter":172,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dadaab, WDM","speaker_title":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker":null,"content":" On a point of order, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1614069,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614069/?format=json","text_counter":173,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Order, Hon. Otiende. There is a point of order from Hon. Farah."},{"id":1614070,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614070/?format=json","text_counter":174,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dadaab, WDM","speaker_title":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, there seems to be a conspiracy against me."},{"id":1614071,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1614071/?format=json","text_counter":175,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"You seem to have exhibited some profane behaviour in the Committee."}]}