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    "id": 1165850,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank the Members who are raising these very pertinent issues of challenging all of us in our respective positions as Committees. Some of these things fall directly under the Procedure and Rules Committee which is responsible for making sure our Standing Orders are updated and prioritizing which Committees can become Sessional or Standing, including the issue raised about the Committee on Implementation. This is coming to the desk of the Senate Business Committee where Sen. Sakaja sits. You can also begin that process. We have asked for this Committee. We have also asked if some of the Committees called Sessional Committees, especially a Committee such as the Committee on Delegated Legislation can become a Standing Committee so that we do not have to have this issue of replacing that every so often. On the issue raised about nominated Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, we have tried to bring here a list to affirm the various Committees and this House did not allow that to go through. The changes have not happened. As soon as that is possible to do, he should be able to be in his rightful Committees. These questions can be dealt with either for now or for posterity. The idea is how we move within such a short time remaining to amend our Standing Orders so to allow for another Committee such as the Committee on Implementation. Those are the things that we need to consider as well. For posterity, maybe for the next Parliament, we can think about it. We are also pressed for time in terms of when we are going to adjourn sine die which is coming in June. We, therefore, do not have much time to be thinking about some of these things now. We already have problems, even on the quorum in Committees. It is also a problem having quorum here. It is important that we take note as Senate Business Committee as the relevant Committees and we work to improve the next time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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