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    "id": 219458,
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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "I suppose the Head of State does understand that there are ceratin matters that can be negotiated out of the House and then brought to the House, so that its work can be more efficient. In which case, what the hon. Minister should have told us is whether the substance that is being discussed in County Hall contradicts the substance which is being discussed here. The submission by both the Leader of the Official Opposition, hon. Muite and hon. Wetangula is that the substance of what is being discussed here will be affected by the substance in County Hall. For purposes of efficiency, it would be good if the dear hon. Minister would step down the Bill, so that we merge the two in an efficient manner. This in any way will not mean that either Parliament is being run a meeting in County Hall nor that the Government is being run in a meeting in County Hall. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to the contrary, the two initiatives as the Minister herself has said are very complementary. They are complementary in the sense that if we are discussing minimum reforms, they do complement comprehensive reforms which the Minister wants to be discussed in this House. So, we are really not in contradiction. We are simply different in terms of territorialism. I would request the hon. Minister not to guard rather jealously her territory as a Minister, but to allow that territory to be invaded by some other Members of Parliament for purposes of efficiency. I do believe that the arguments advanced by her two colleagues on the other side do really support her case if only she could agree for a certain period of time to step down this Bill, so that the work of this House can be much more efficient. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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