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    "id": 192330,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want an impression to be created here that this Government is afraid or does not want to take up its responsibilities of answering Questions and issuing Ministerial Statements as demanded by hon. Members. However, hon. Members must also appreciate that it requires time to get information when they request for Ministerial Statements. While I am not apologising on behalf of Ministers who have been asked to issue Ministerial Statements, I want hon. Members to appreciate that Ministerial Statements are not made at the spur of the moment that they are required. Some research and information must be gathered before factual statements are made. However, the work of the Prime Minister is to coordinate the work of the Government. Questions coming here, many of them, will be cross-cutting. It is, therefore, right that the Prime Minister can refer a particular Question to a Minister to answer. So, that does not mean that the Prime Minister has to personally have to answer all the Questions that are cross- cutting. I really want to plead with you that it is very important that, as the Chair of the Standing Orders Committee, you must lead the way to ensure that the Constitutional amendments which were introduced by this House find some kind of route for implementation. It is not the Prime June 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1405 Minister but the House, in plenary, which is supposed to do this. The Standing Orders Committee needs to be convened as a matter of urgency so that these amendments are introduced and the Prime Minister can have an avenue through which he can access this House and give the information that hon. Members require."
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