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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ombui",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my names are Wilfred Moriasi Ombui, Member of Parliament for North Mugirango/Borabu. I stand here to oppose the Motion. It may be the procedure and routine of the House to adjourn at this specific moment. But in most cases, we have reached a stage where the world is changing. Members of Parliament have many demands. We have a lot of pending issues in the House which need to be debated and passed by hon. Members. We have appointed many Committees which are going to give us reports which we need to inform the people. In this case, the adjournment of the House to go on recess is not adequate. We spend almost 43 per cent of our time in the House here. We spend the remaining 57 per cent elsewhere. That is the time we are supposed to ensure that we go to our areas of operation. We mingle with the constituents and make some arrangements on how the activities are supposed to be carried out. As Members of Parliament, we must learn how to delegate responsibility and, at the same time, try to control them. In that case, the issue of time should not arise. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, the reason why I oppose the Motion is because recently, we passed the Budget and we have not even received the money. So, the issue of going to initiate activities in the constituency should now arise because, like where I come from, not even a single road has been allocated funds. So, what am I going to supervise? The issue of insecurity is very rampant in my constituency. It has not been addressed. Going on recess is something that I am also fearing because of that insecurity. We need to address the issues which are pertinent as far as the people of this country are concerned. On the issue of strikes in schools, this Parliament has appointed a Parliamentary Committee which has gone out to do some investigations in oder to give us a report. We have not even received the report. We are parents and we know why those strikes are going on. So, the arguments that are being advanced are not adequate to make us to go home to the constituencies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are very old in the constituency, but very new in Parliament. So, we are informed about the issues which are happening within the constituencies. We are very much informed about them. We have shown the constituents how to run their activities. With that kind of trust, we know that things are going on well there. There are so many pending issues and questions which have not been answered. There are so many Commissions which have been 2472 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 7, 2008 appointed. So, telling us to go back means that you are putting us in small problems and yet, we need to be in Parliament here and get enough answers to go and give to our constituents. I come from a very big constituency. But I am able to cover the region depending on how I allocate time. With those few remarks, I beg to oppose the Motion."
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