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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have advised you before and I will do it again. In my many years in Parliament, the Speaker always found me in the House, and I would only leave when he did. Just pick up that good habit and this House will be unproblematic. It is a great honour to serve in this House. Your right to speak on the Floor must be equal to your duty to listen to those who listen to you. I have noticed that, as soon as Members prosecute their agenda, they exit. You cannot expect to be heard if you do not listen to others. This is the essence of debate. You will go a long way if you embrace this, especially to our first-time colleagues. Your voters watch these proceedings. I see people glued to their phones when the House is sitting. They watch the proceedings to see if their Members of Parliament are in the House; if they contribute; and if the contributions make sense. This is no longer the ancient public who waited for “ Leo Katika Bunge.’ They follow everything we do here. Therefore, Hon. Osoro and your team on both sides of the House should ensure that when the House convenes, we have leaders present from both sides. We appreciate that you have other duties to attend to but, when the House starts, let us, at least, have leaders on either side of the House. If the leaders are absent, then the whips and their deputies should be present to help the proceedings move forward. Today, we rang the quorum bell for about 15 minutes, and I kept on asking about the whereabouts of the whips. Since you are here now, you have purged yourself of the contempt. Let us proceed to the next Order."
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