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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "If you feel that this Standing Order is not helpful to yourself, you have a right to proceed and change it. However, you must take the issue of Questions very seriously. When you ask a Question, and as you have rightfully said that these are important questions, it is important that you avail yourself. By the way, this is not a very rigid Standing Order. You have the option of talking to the Committee Chairperson. It is as simple as that; they can reschedule for another time. However, we do not encourage that we keep rescheduling Questions, because, remember, it is not only the Committees issue but there are other parties from outside Parliament that are involved. These include the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), the Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) or Principal Secretaries (PSs). At times, this is something that goes even beyond the Chairperson to be able to be as magnanimous and help you; there are other parties who are involved. Therefore, Members, let us take our Questions very seriously and let us appear when the Questions are being answered. That is the bottom-line. But as Members have clearly stated, the Chairperson should, as much as possible, also afford to be flexible in specific circumstances. But remember, it is the Members who complain that the Chairs are not working hard. So, when the Chairs are now working very hard like Hon. Koinange who was able to marshal the CS or the PS to come and answer some of these Questions and the Members are not available, it does not show seriousness on the part of Members. Henceforth, let us take these particular Questions section very seriously. We are now going to Statements and we have one by the Member for Konoin, Hon. Brighton Yegon."
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