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    "id": 1016592,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with the directions that you have given. If the Chairperson of a Committee is not in the House, the Vice Chairperson is supposed to take charge and ensure that business goes on but do not forget that a precedence has been set in this country where deputies are not assigned any work to do. I have been a Vice Chairperson of a Committee, so I know what happens in the Committees. The Vice Chairpersons are not allowed to even chair meetings. I say that because I do not know whether the oversight role of this Parliament was designed to fail. I was shocked today when people appeared before a Committee of the House and we were told that we have a very short time to deal with the matter as if our queries to the people who appear before the Committees are limited by time. In the end, we were unable to interrogate the people who were invited to appear before the Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek your indulgence. Kindly give guidance on how we must conduct ourselves during Committee meetings in the absence of Chairpersons or in the presence of Chairpersons who are ‘permanently in defense’ of the Executive because these are their proxies. That is why most of the business is not going on. I thank you."
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