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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Osebe",
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        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to catch your eye. I stand here to very strongly oppose this Motion of Adjournment. I am really surprised that the Government side could want us to go home so soon after we have just come back to do business. 1052 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 14, 2008 This House has so many things that it must do. I can understand that the House Business Committee has not generated enough business for us in this House, but I can tell them that hon. Members are ready to generate Private Members' Motions that we can debate in this House. There are many issues that we must address as a House. The issue of IDPs has been discussed in this House. We must not overlook the serious things that are facing this country. We must not go on recess while our people are languishing out there. It is the business of this House to ensure that the issue of IDPs is addressed fully. We can only address it from this House. We have no business going out there and relaxing at home when there are many things affecting this country. I do not know what happens to men when they get to power. I cannot understand this, because many of the people who are now enjoying in the Government are those who have benefitted from the Opposition. I do not see why they are opposing the issue of the Grand Opposition. We must have an Opposition in this House. There are no two ways about it. Those who are opposing the formation of a Grand Opposition must think twice. They must know that they are beneficiaries, even including our own President. Everybody who is enjoying power here has come from the Opposition. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those in the position of power must fight for those basic rights which are necessary for this country. As I said, there are many issues that we must debate. For example, my constituency of Kitutu Masaba has so many problems. I was there last weekend and all our health centres do not have medical staff. Our tea farmers and everybody there is suffering. Yet, we are being asked by the Government side to adjourn and go home. I think we have no business going home. If I could have my way, we could even continue without adjourning at all. There is need to have a new Constitution and look at every other thing. We have a lot of unfinished business that this House must address. Therefore, we have no business being told to go home when we have to do business in this House. I do not understand why other Members are saying that we have many things to do at home. It has been said here, and I say it again here, that we have enough time to go home and stay with our constituents. We have the weekends, Mondays and Fridays. So, I think it is extremely necessary that this House does not adjourn. It is about time that the Government did not force us to adjourn unnecessarily. I think it is about time this House managed its own calender so that we can do business without being intimidated. I think this is an intimidation from the Government side. The Kenyan people must note that the Government does not want to do business in this House. If they are not ready to do business, I think they had better give up so that the Opposition becomes the Government so that we can do business in this House. With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. Thank you."
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