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    "speaker_name": "Kuresoi North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Cheboi",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, a few things have changed in our proposals. I will start with the issue of committees of the House because I know Members are very keen. First, there is a proposition of creating additional committees, both departmental and sessional ones. There is also a proposal of increasing the vice-chairs positions, so that every committee will have one chair and two vice- chairs for a very good reason. We want the committees to work seamlessly. Committees that serve more than one department of the Government should have separate chairs. There are some committees which serve more than four departments, and they can share them out and this will make work easier. We have seen situations where some committees are unable to run well because there is too much work. Sometimes, they have to reduce themselves to sub-committees. So, they can have one vice-chair chairing one sub-committee and the other chairing another one, and then report to the main committee. We have also proposed an increase of the Chairperson’s Panel from four to six Members. For us who have served in the Panel, we know for sure that there is a lot of work. Many times, Members of the Chairperson’s Panel find it very difficult to seek re-election because they spend quite a lot of time in the Chair because they are only four. When Members are walking in and out, they are here either for the Session in place or for the coming one. So, we proposed to increase the number. We decided to split the committees. Let me start with sessional committees because they seem to be juicier for Members. There is established additional five sessional committees. The first one is Committee on Diaspora and Migration Workers. Hon. Members will realise that our citizens in diaspora send quite a lot of money to the country. They are a very important component in terms of foreign currency and earnings that they send to their families and investments in the country. Sometimes it is good for us to handle them in a special way because they give quite a lot to the country. The second one is establishment of a Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. It will tell us how much we have, how much we can borrow, what is the difficulty in borrowing and look at issues of privatisation. This Committee will be created, if this goes through. The third one is establishment of a Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. This is a split from the Special Funds The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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