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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Robert Mbui (",
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    "content": "ensure that whatever makes them attractive is also provided in all other committees. So, the business of Members fighting for two committees ends. We requested the House Business Committee that we be doing an audit of all Members and the number of committees they serve so that we can ensure that every Member gets a fair share of committee membership. In so doing the little dissenting voices will be quietened. It is important we operate in cohesion as Parliament. Later on, we will do a good audit to know every Member serves in how many committees. This is because a Member could be in too many committees thus unable to serve. He or she could also be in only one committee yet they can add value if they were in more committees. Finally, Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is important for the Procedure and House Rules Committee to look at the number of slots available in committees. Even when the Speaker ruled on this issue, he said that as much as possible, all Members should be in a Departmental Committee and a Select Committee. All Members expect that to be the bare minimum, but there are only 20 Departmental Committees with 15 Members each, which only gives us 300 Members. This House has 349 Members. So, 49 Members will not be in a Departmental Committee. It is not possible for them to be in a Departmental Committee. If a Member ends up in two Departmental Committees, that means that more than 49 will not end up in any Departmental Committee. We need to rationalise, look at the numbers and maybe increase the membership of committees or increase the number of Departmental Committees going forward, so that every Member can at least fit into one Departmental Committee. With those few remarks, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to second."
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