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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. It is imperative that Members who have business slated for transaction come to the House, especially on Wednesday mornings, which we know are for private Members’ matters. Members should come to the House to avoid situations where we must step in to do things for them. Sometimes I do not have to be here for Wednesday morning sessions. The Whip does not need to be here too. On Members’ personal matters, Members have to lobby other Members to come to the Chamber and cast their votes. They make life difficult for us when they put us in situations where we have to move around and lobby Members, on their behalf, even when they have not talked to us about their private business. I would like to request every Member who has Motion, Bill or something else that is coming to the House to ensure that they come and mobilise Members for support. Today, I had to go to the tea area and all other areas to look for Members to raise quorum to save Members’ Bills. It is not the responsibility of the leadership to mobilise support for you. Mobilise Members to come and support your Bills. Three Bills have been read here for the First Time. All the Members who sponsored them are not here. Hon. Kasalu is not here. Hon. Umulkher is not here yet they knew that their Bills would be coming up for First Readings. The Office of the Clerk is very good. It sends short messages to everybody to tell them about matters that are coming up for consideration by the House. We, as honourable Members, need to live to the tag and be in the House so that we can conduct business and have robust debates. Motions which are important to the nation should be given due response by other Members. Otherwise, it is very discouraging to have situations like this one. I am happy that Hon. King’ara, a very responsible Member, has finally come. I served with him in the Departmental Committee on Lands. He has a lot of interest in land matters. The history of the Bill is that in the Second stage, it suffered the unfortunate situation of being shot down when Members confused it with another Bill. On that basis, I request that we allow him to move reporting and complete the process of this very important Bill. It is a Bill I understand. I know it very well. I saw its genesis. Hon. King’ara is an honourable gentleman. Give him space to move his Bill for reporting. Thank you very much."
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