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    "id": 1096350,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, it is true that I am a member of the HBC. It is the same with Hon. Junet, the Leader of the Majority Party and others. However, it is also true that both of us did not attend yesterday’s HBC meeting but I just want to ask and urge the Leader of the Majority Party to be flexible because, really, we plan business in this House for the convenience of the House. Hon. Speaker, before a matter is concluded at the Second Reading, many of us do not prepare amendments because we do not know when really the Second Reading will be over. I have realised that the matter was not concluded at the Second Reading. So, even if you give notice, there is usually no hurry to prepare amendments until when the matter is concluded. This is a very important matter. What makes it even more important for it to be deferred is what exactly the Leader of the Majority Party has said – that this is a very important Bill for the welfare of many Kenyans and it is a matter that we cannot rush, especially at the Committee of the whole House. This is because when later it turns out that we made mistakes in enacting this Bill, then who will we blame? Will we say that we wanted to rush so that this Bill is passed for those who are supposed to benefit to start benefiting or will we be accused of sleeping on the job? There is nothing wrong with us deferring the Committee of the whole House on this Bill. I am sure we are going to have special sittings. Obviously, we will have to approve IEBC commissioners and the TSC appointees. So, there is nothing that will stop the Leader of the Majority Party and me from including this Bill among the issues that we will transact during the special sitting. So, I want to just plead with my colleague. You know we are in politics. You know he is my professional colleague. We have been with him in this Parliament for long. I know he is a very inflexible leader. When he has put his mind to something, he does not want to change but these are occasions and times when you are called upon to compromise for the benefit of the House and for the benefit of the Republic of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, I beseech you that we convince the Leader of the Majority Party that this matter can be deferred a bit longer. Thank you."
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