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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to respond. I would like to pay tribute to those who have contributed to this very important Motion. I would like to take this opportunity to assure the House, and the country, that the days of Parliamentary Reports, like the one before the House, not being implemented are gone. If there are any left, they are going to be very few. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it will be recalled that shortly this House will be asked to debate amendments to Standing Orders. The proposals that we have put forward for the country regarding Standing Orders are that a special committee be established for purposes of ensuring that reports like the one before the House are implemented in a timely manner. Therefore, if I comment briefly on the remarks by Prof. Olweny, people will parade around having participated in situations that border on criminality. That committee will be charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the Government does not go to sleep on recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Public Investments Committee (PIC) or any other committee. I also hope it will be acceptable to the House, when the opportunity occurs to ensure that in amending our Standing Orders, we also facilitate the participation of a suitably qualified legal department in Parliament. Its work will double up as advising, not only the Committees themselves, but also seeking actual implementation of recommendations of the House. It, therefore, gives me great pleasure to respond to sentiments of Members. Yet, again, I would like to assure them that their sentiments would be taken into account. This Report would be implemented to its full account. In future, we would ensure that recommendations coming out of Committees, hence the participation of a legal department are tailored in such a manner that no further investigation need be made, other than the actual implementation thereof, in consultation with relevant Government departments, particularly the Office of the Attorney-General. I thank contributors to this Motion and beg to reply. April 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 579"
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