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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Poghisio",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we actually need the Political Parties Bill brought to this House very quickly, so that we can have rules to guide us in our parties, so that we can bring discipline to political parties and to the House. Of course, it astounds me that a House that is so divided does not seem to fall. We are told very clearly that a divided House falls. So, I think it is very clear that, at the moment, the Government is \"falling\". Anybody who is not seeing that needs to be aided to see. I oppose this Motion. I just wish that we could be led by a strong and united side. I am sure that everybody will now hear us given the way we speak. It means that we do not discuss matters before they are brought to this House. I do not agree that we should take blame for what the House Business Committee does. I do not think the whole House is privy to what the House Business Committee brings here. We are simply consumers of what is put on the Order Paper. We do not know what goes on when Members of the House Business Committee meet in the evenings to decide on the business to be brought here. We have been shown this Motion today, and so we decided to debate it as it is. That is why we are opposed to it. There is no consensus involving the whole House. As for the lack of business in the House, or hon. Members being tired, that is, really, jargon from the Government side. It is important for us to know that there are many people who would like to do some work. We are here to work. I would like to take this opportunity to say that there is such a thing as Vision 2030, which the Government is talking about. That document has not even been brought to this House. That would actually help us to see what kind of legislation is being proposed in Vision 2030, so that we can have a better life for this country's people. We have a retinue of legislation which has not even been touched or dented. Let us not go home just on the basis of what has been arranged, just because we think it is a routine. We should cut our suit according to our cloth. How much time do we have left this year? That is the way we should do business. Let us see how many days we have this year to do business, how much business is left and divide the number of days with the number of Bills and Motions that we have and then see how to work. We cannot go on recess, knowing that this House is very soon going to be dissolved. We cannot, because we have 30 days, take our time-off. We have no time. We have so much business and so little time. So, let us think in terms of how much we can do within the short time left. Let us do it and when we have finished our business, we can then say: Let us take a break. That is the way we should work. That is why it is important for this House to control its own calendar. It is very important, so that these kind of things do not take us by surprise. When we have our own calendar, we will know that next week, we are leaving, and in the following week we are coming back. That will make it easier for us. That is one of the things which the Government should bring to this House, so that we can conclude this matter. I am not in a hurry to go home. Very recently, we got new districts. One of them was Pokot North District, and we want to be thankful for that. However, I would like to ask that the creation of districts be based on proper boundaries. There is a lot to do. I hope that the Government will do its job. With those remarks, I beg to oppose."
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