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    "id": 1057479,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "is something we noted in the discussion which we needed to look at during the Third Reading. It is our practice that when there are amendments, they should be discussed beforehand by the Mover and the persons proposing the amendments. There were many amendments from Hon. Millie Odhiambo during the Committee of the whole House. What transpired was that in nearly all cases, there were agreements. It turned out that there had not been some discussions in this regard. We could actually have spent little time on this Bill had there been discussions and agreements on the amendments. Many times, they just had to assure Hon. Millie that the issue she was raising had been taken care of in other parts of the Bill, which she did not have a problem with. When she also had a point, there was quick agreement from Hon. Kaluma. It then means that if they had sat together earlier on, we could have spent extremely little time. We could have finished this Bill on the first day. Agreeing on amendments in advance is a process we need to encourage and enforce, if necessary."
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