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    "content": "representation and oversight is done. We oversee those who implement projects, that is, the Executive arm of Government. Hon. Wanga has just said that 70 per cent of Members of Parliament are not re-elected. Why? This is because those who will be re-elected, the 30 per cent, who come back are those who are very popular in giving handouts, attending fundraising and burials, which is not part of the sole responsibility of this House. The 30 per cent who come back are mostly those who give into political blackmail so that they can appear in social media. We have realised that nowadays the medium of communication is mostly geared towards social media. So, if you do not give into blackmail from those bloggers, you are in the blackout politically and people will say that you disappeared to Nairobi. This is because what you do in this House and in our committees is not covered. That is why it is very important and imperative that we have a television station. Even private companies are using 30 to 60 per cent of their earnings for publicity. I do not see the reason why we do a lot in this House and those people who delegated us their sovereignty and gave us the mandate to oversee, represent and legislate on their behalf do not know what we are doing in this House, simply because I do not know whether we do not want to use money or we do not want to be seen. Apart from Mzalendo which ranked me as second only after Hon. Millie Odhiambo, some of these Members were ranked last and they will be punished accordingly when it comes to voting. Sometimes I may have spoken so many times, but we need to know the substance. What have you been speaking about? Some Members here have spoken once but they have spoken something that has changed this country. That is why we really need this Motion to be passed. Currently, we only have one employee from Parliamentary Service Commission and others are from KBC. We need to employ our own skeleton staff in broadcasting. I support."
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