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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is 25 years later and he has not been compensated. It is a very sad thing to hear. Many people lived because of him, including senior Embassy staffers who were upstairs. Many of them were saved. If that building had come down, then many of them would have died. It is now 25 years but the guards and other fellows who saved lives of many people and were celebrated at the time have not been compensated. It is a very sad situation. Madam Temporary Speaker, I fully support this Motion in the manner in which it has been brought. I believe that this Ad-hoc Committee will be more productive in its work. Why an Ad-hoc Committee? It is able to focus and is not bound by the normal scheduling. They are able to create their own timetable in consultation with the management of the House. They are also able to have meetings that are focused on the work which they are doing. Madam Temporary Speaker, I currently Chair an Ad-hoc Committee. I know that when you are sitting in an Ad-hoc Committee, then you are able to focus on issues. The team which is there is also committed. I want to single out hon. Sen. Cheptumo, who is also part of my own Committee. He is dedicated to his job. I know others are also dedicated but I wish to mention him because he will never miss a meeting. I believe with that dedication, the team that that has been nominated will be approved to and that it will give us a good report that can be acted upon. I urge this House in passing this Motion that we should relook again at this whole issue of cutting budgets for foreign travels for Ad-hoc Committees. I know the management of the House is listening. They must listen and hear that you must not curtail the work of a Committee just because it is an Ad-hoc committee. This Committee must travel to the US. How else are they going to meet the important movers and shakers that the hon. Sen. Maanzo talked about? He said that they have contacts of some Senators. How will they hold discussions? Will it be over the phone, Skype or Zoom, while talking about millions of shillings owed to the people as compensation? Why can you not pay a courtesy call to those people in Washington DC? It would be a tragedy if this Committee is not enabled to perform its work on the basis that we are curtailing foreign travel by Ad-hoc committees. Foreign travel must be there for this Committee. They must go and do what needs to be done in Washington DC. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have voted Kshs40 billion as a combined budget for both the National Assembly and the Senate. We pray that this money will go to facilitate the work of this Committee. May the people of Kenya see results that the Senate is going to finally give them after 25 years of waiting. Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support. Thank you."
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