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    "id": 1004748,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, when these Standing Orders were being formulated, they did not envisage a situation where the discharged Members include quite a big number of people that may call for a reconfiguration of several committees which requires time and consultation within the various parties. As we are aware, much as several changes have taken place within the Majority Party, there are changes that are imminent within the Minority Party. Instead of taking Members through several elections and those elected are not even Members of that committee, say, a week later, we need to give Members a timeframe and stability within the Committee. We must ensure that Members who take part in an election of their Chair or Vice-Chair are people who continue with that Chair or Vice-Chair. We do not wish to have several changes where you meet today to elect a Chair and tomorrow, Members are changed. It is a mixed hush-hush. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, I took office this morning. One of the committees I am supposed to chair is the Committee on Selection. The names that the whips would have generated should have come through the Committee on Selection then the Committee reports to the House Business Committee which is supposed to authorise a Motion to come before this house to approve the names before people can go to conduct elections. So, there is a process. Given our sittings are limited, ordinarily tomorrow we would have had two sittings, as such, we could have processed it tonight, we sit tomorrow morning and afternoon then on Thursday Members go to do elections. The next sitting will be on Thursday. So, even if the whips were to give names to the Committee 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."
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