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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand here to support the Motion. Some of us, who have small constituencies, think that those who have very large constituencies can manage to cris-cross them within the time they are in Parliament. If they make \"technical\" appearances in their constituencies, they say they have served their people. It is time leaders gave proper service, instead of lip service, to their constituents. I believe that the youth are waiting for direction from their leaders. I believe that there are so many of them who want to know what programmes are in place, so that they can know what to do. Famine has hit some parts of this country. It is ravaging those areas. It is time that hon. Members from the affected areas went and did an audit of the situation and approached the relevant authorities, and also mobilised some of their own people who may be having food, so that they can feed people in areas where food is needed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been representing people by proxy. We have been delegating authority. This is the time to know what has been done by the proxy that has been representing us. We have made several appointments. We want to go and see what has been done, what has been achieved and find out the challenges that are in those constituencies. We want to know what development is required, so that when we come here, we can file the necessary Motions. I do not think we are saying we go, because we have not been going. Personally, I have been going to my constituency every weekend since I came to Parliament, but I have not visited every part of my constituency. For those reasons, I support the Motion."
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