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    "id": 1114734,
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    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odoyo Okelo",
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    "content": "political parties to their Members from one committee to another, I do not think there is any need for us to be on top of our voices. Otherwise, we are going to belittle certain committees to the detriment of their performance. I believe we are fine, equal and all committees serve the interest of the Kenyan people. Hon. Speaker, for those of us who are aligned to parties, we serve in committees at the pleasure of those political parties. Therefore, they have the latitude to change Members as and when they wish to do so. Unless someone does not want to go by the dictates of political parties, then you can come to this House as an independent Member, where you can be in a committee forever. Finally, as I support this Motion, it will be incumbent upon all of us to have absolute respect for one another. We should not make statements that have the potential to create divisions. We want to move. We have less than a year in this House and new Members will be coming in and I will, of course, be joining them. It is, however, important that when we make pronouncements in this House, we must respect every person without mentioning names in a manner that belittles them. This is a national House and the media is here capturing our transactions live. When a Member rises to belittle the other, then you can only imagine what happens out there in the eyes of our electorate, who hold us so dearly and so high. Thank you for this opportunity."
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