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    "id": 1524870,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "I wish to indicate, just as the Whip of the Majority Party has indicated, that there are committees whose terms expired mid-term, therefore, were being reconstituted. But there are also Members who have shown different interests in other different committees. Further, there are also some vacancies that arose either because a Member passed on or lost the seat. We have done that as well. One of the things that I would wish to indicate is that during this process, I requested the Members in the Minority side to express interest in different committees. More than 40 Members expressed interest in changing committees. The Whip of the Majority Party has also indicated that most Members were interested primarily in four committees, including one committee in which I serve. I have had to let go of the committee. Despite that, some Members may feel like their interests have not been met. It could have been my wish and choice that everybody got what they wanted but, unfortunately, the vacant positions are not enough. I urge Members to borrow from me because in the last Parliament, I was in only one committee but I am still here, serving my fourth term. Sometimes it is not committees that make a difference but the work you do in this House and for your constituents. Some of the things that we took into consideration include the issue of gender, regional balance and ranking of Members, but in the process, some Members did not get what they wanted. I would like to reiterate that after this process, including the election of the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairperson, there will be a second round of re-organisation. I encourage Members who did not get the committees that they were interested in to hold on and wait for the second level re-organisation. Hon. Speaker, I second. I also thank Hon. Osoro. Thank you."
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