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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, we still have a provision in our Standing Orders on the Committee on General Oversight. The intention of making that suggestion was to have, at least, three or four CSs coming to this Chamber every Tuesday; we lower the Mace and sit as a Committee as we normally do in the Committee of the Whole House. The CSs would then respond to Questions and issues that Members have. However, in your own wisdom, you chose that we go that other route. So, you get as good as you bargain for. Is that not it? Hon. Charles Kilonzo, you are right. It is just to insist on the enforcement for implementation of that Standing Order, at least, until such time as you will have amended the Constitution. As it is, it still remains that the President will appoint, with the approval of the National Assembly, CSs who shall not be Members of Parliament. So, those two words “shall not” is what prevents them from coming here. We should think innovatively. What we had proposed was a middle ground that, every Tuesday, you will have, at least, three or four CSs appearing here. I am sure very many Members will be present to ask Questions. If it were the CS responding to these supplementary questions that you are raising now, I am sure he would have received a lot more coming from many other Members. Nevertheless, this is the best we have. Hon. Mwathi was taking notes. I can give him a chance. Hon. Mwathi, you can respond to the supplementary questions."
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