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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyimi",
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also beg to support the Motion. Lately, I have been wondering why there is a sense of agitation outside the House by the Kenyan people. I am slowly coming to the conclusion that our people feel left out of the discussions about their future. It is for that reason that I wish to also just remind us of a slogan that is becoming quite popular our there; \"give us back our country.\" I think our people are saying: \"Give us back our National Assembly, Executive, Judiciary and public institutions.\" It is for that reason that I think it is important to uphold the principle of participation in this House and begin to give some kind of leadership. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you probably know that I have not said very much this year. I have been watching and listening. One of the conclusions that I am slowly coming to, as we come to the end of this year, is that there are very serious power games in this House, and they are quite ruthless. As we come to the transition, they get into high gear. I would like to plead, through you, that we involve as much as possible, fresh blood in the Parliamentary Select Committee. I would like to plead that we bring in fresh blood to ventilate this process and bring in new paradigms of thought and perspective. It might help the country, as we have seen in other places. It may be, perhaps, a good idea to give some suggestions to the political parties as they go to negotiate the slots. As we take note of the need for the one-third rule with regard to women, we should, perhaps, set some kind of percentage and say that out of the 27 Members, people in Government - that is to say Ministers, Assistant Ministers and the Whips - should not be more than a certain percentage, and then the rest be Backbenchers, so that there is ventilation and a possibility of unlocking what has been a major problem in terms of our Constitution Review process. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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