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    "id": 1024227,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support the Bill. As Hon. Otiende was looking at it with a fine-tooth comb, unfortunately, I am not able to because I forgot my glasses. However, I will do so for purposes of ensuring that I have not left anything out because this is something that concerns us. Nonetheless, I want to respond to the issue that the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing - I cannot remember if it was him - has talked about. This issue of the three different Bills before the House. If the content is similar, I suggest that the committee where Hon. T. J. Kajwang’ sits looks into it. Hon. T. J. Kajwang’ was complaining that the committee he sits on does not have a lot of work. You have a lot of work one of which is to amend the Standing Orders so that we can have co-sponsorship of Bills because that has become a challenge. If we have co-sponsorship of Bills we will not have this issue. The work of a Member of Parliament is in public service. Being in public service is not supposed to enrich us. Nonetheless, it is also not supposed to make us paupers. It is supposed to enable us to get by and when we retire, we are not supposed to be paupers begging people on the streets. A lot of people have the fallacy that being a Member of Parliament unduly enriches us. I encourage Members using the Kiswahili phrase, “ tenda wema, nenda zako” . It does not matter what you do, people will always complain. Currently, there is an area in my constituency that was complaining that I have not built a school. I decided to build four classrooms at once. What is their current complaint? Materials have been put in the middle of the school. People will always complain. If it is not that, they will ask why there is no toilet. Do your work as a Member of Parliament but be guided by certain principles which I see in this Bill despite not having my “eyes”. 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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