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    "id": 1022574,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1022574/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, this relates to the notification of Members whenever a Question they have asked is to be responded to. The guidance so far was that the Chairs are encouraged to let those Members know. I wanted to invite you to give us guidance because there are some Questions which not only the Member who asked is interested in but many more Members would want to contribute to. The essence of this is that we are on e-platform. It is quite important that at least there is a notification in our e-platform when responses to Questions are due to be presented. I want to draw your attention, for example, to today’s responses. There is only one that has been captured: the one relating to the CEO of the youth. All the others are not captured, so there is no way for any Member who is interested to know what response would come. I would like to invite your attention and perhaps direction in terms of reorganising this e- platform. This is an e-platform where the resource materials do not include the Standing Orders of this House. I want to invite you to note that for some reason Standing Orders of the Senate are included. The first six items on the platform relate to the Senate. There are no Standing Orders of this House on the platform. The platform does not even have the Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities Act. In fact, the Constitution of Kenya is ranked ninth. It is unfortunate. When you come to the Motion Tracker, it reads nil. When you come to the Bill Tracker, it reads nil. So, we have a highly insufficient e-platform. I would like to invite your attention to direct the necessary departments so that we can have a meaningful platform. We should know how to track a Motion or Bill and what response is coming when. The Acts that are important to us should not only be included but they should be prioritised, starting with the Constitution. The Parliamentary Services Act that is on the platform is the 2000 one and yet we recently amended it. That is my point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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