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    "id": 1001599,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1001599/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, actually, the Leader of the Minority Party, who is my boss, has spoken on my behalf. Just to make one comment, your ruling has been well reasoned. With the benefit of hindsight, I can say that the passage of the Parliamentary Service Act came at the right time. It has addressed most of the issues that were unaddressed hitherto, both by Article 127 and Article 251. Just to pick up from where Hon. Mbadi has left, it is clear from your ruling that when it comes to members of the Parliamentary Service Commission, once a political party or a coalition of political parties nominates a Member, it does not enjoy exclusive powers of recall of that Member. That is very clear from your ruling, which deviates from the position when it comes to matters of Committee assignments. It will be important that you help us understand if the proposal made by Hon. Mbadi is agreeable in the sense that the Select Committee, the 10 or 11 Members of the Select Committee, is going to play a very critical role in this process. It can actually be either to pedal the process or facilitate it to move forward. Therefore, its composition is extremely important. It cannot be left to the whims of the leadership of both sides of the House. It must be clearly set out, how the membership of that Select Committee is going to be constituted. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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