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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, this is a very critical Committee in this House. It is established pursuant to Section 15(1)(a)(ii) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act and Standing Order 175 (3). The Committee has many seasoned Members of Parliament like Hon. Farah Maalim, who has also served this House as the Hon. Deputy Speaker. Others who have longevity in service include Hon. Joseph Lekuton, Hon. Samwel Moroto and Hon. Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri. We have blended with new Members like Hon. Edward Wakili Muriu so that they can learn and hopefully be re-elected in subsequent parliaments to carry on the work of this very key Committee. I must emphasise that this is also a Committee that you chair, as Hon. Speaker. Due to your many other duties, in most circumstances, you are not able to. When we reconstitute this Committee, I hope they will designate a vice-chairperson who ordinarily sits on behalf of the Hon. Speaker. It is the only Committee, other than the House Business Committee, that the Hon. Speaker chairs. It is a very critical Committee in terms of being able to check on what we do as Members. I know there are issues that Members raised when we were discussing the Conflict of Interest Bill in terms of the wealth declaration forms, and this is the Committee that will deal with such issues or other issues that may touch on your conduct as Members of Parliament. That is why we ensure that it has people with some legal knowledge and seasoned Members. With those many remarks, I want to move and request Hon. Junet Mohamed, who is also a Member of the Committee on Selection, to second this Motion. I beg to move."
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