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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Ogutu",
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        "legal_name": "Zadoc Abel Ogutu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to start by saying that I am very impressed with the Report from one of the Committees that, for a long time, we have thought has done a disservice to this House. The Committee on Implementation is like a yard stick on the performance of this honourable House. We spend a lot of time here passing Bills and Motions, but there is no way we can measure our success until we are informed of the progress of the implementation of those Bills. It is for this reason that I say I am very impressed for the first time being in this House – and it is close to three years now - and I am getting a feeling that a committee somewhere is tracking our performance. There are two areas that I want to focus on. One, I would want the Budget of this country to be able to indicate to us, among the new items that have been funded, how many are from the recommendations of this august House. That is very important because I have learnt that some of the technical staff take this Parliament for granted. They do their own things that do not include the Bills that have been passed by this Parliament. I think the best could be that we get indication on how much change we are making because of seeing the technical team putting a budget for the implementation of Bills and Motions that have been discussed in the august House. Secondly, as Members have already discussed, we need a clear tracking system that is easier to follow, easier to probe and indicating from the different Committees the Bills and Motions, their status and also where there have been challenges. That way, we will be able to make progress in transforming this country. Otherwise, as other Hon. Members have already said, there may be Bills and Motions that were discussed about two Parliaments ago, and they could still be hanging because nobody has picked them up. I want to say that I thank this Committee and, indeed, support the first Report that they are giving and also realise that it is important for these changes to take place in Committees because new blood brings in new emotions. I would like the Committee on Implementation to give us a 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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