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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to support this amendment. I will give three reasons as to why I think this amendment is necessary. Firstly, the Prime Minister's Time will be on Wednesdays, while that of the Leader of Government Business will be on Thursdays. So, clearly, there is no conflict. Secondly, there is no competition between the two offices. I do not know where the impression that there will be competition is coming from. There is no competition. The two offices are working well. So, there is no competition at all. Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, in fact, initially, we had allocated the Leader of Government Business 20 minutes, which was subsequently reduced to 15 minutes. The purpose was just for him to give to the House the programme of the House Business Committee for the next week. Really, that would not require 15 minutes. It would require one minute, if that was the intention. The intention was to allow hon. Members to interrogate the programme that he would give us and seek clarifications on the same. Thirdly, Mr. Imanyara has misled this House, unless he is saying that the Leader of Government Business will be issuing his Statement from the Chair of State. That way, he cannot be asked questions. However, since that was not the intention, he will be sitting on the slot reserved for the Leader of Government Business on the Front Bench, then we must ask him questions. We must interrogate what he will tell us. With those remarks, I beg to support the amendment."
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