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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Adan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this very important request for statement. I sympathise with the Executive, and specifically principal secretaries and cabinet secretaries, because they are always in Parliament. They are now being forced to do their work in the evenings and during late hours because they are always within Parliament Buildings responding to matters that are raised by the committees of the National Assembly or the Senate. Unfortunately, through my observation, I have realised that they give priority to the Senate committees. It has happened to me. I summoned an institution which had, at the same time, been summoned by the Senate. The head of that institution told me that they were going to the Senate and, therefore, they would not heed to my invitation. I asked him to look at what the Constitution says. Whose mandate is this? Is it that of the National Assembly or the Senate? You know, the senators say many things and so, they have over-powered us. Therefore, on this matter, we have nobody to blame but ourselves. We need to take our roles correctly and have a serious discussion between the two Speakers and Clerks. Everybody should hold their line. Otherwise, there will be collision, over- lapping and repetition of activities. There will also be wastage. That is not acceptable in our current constitutional dispensation. Thank you so much."
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