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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheboi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can offer a solution. Back in Britain, no hon. Member can consult very loudly within the Chamber because Whips are very respected people. For example, if I found an hon. Member consulting very loudly, it would be very easy to de-whip them by removing him or her from a committee. Whips in Kenya do not have that authority. That is why when a Deputy Whip of the Opposition like myself is contributing, you can see hon. Members consulting. I am just suggesting that we need to strengthen the offices of the Whips. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for your information and that of the House, the Chief Whip in Britain has an office right inside 10 Downing Street. That is the office of the Prime Minister. That tells you the kind of strength that the Whip portends in Britain. He is the closest consultant to the Prime Minister on matters pertaining to Parliament. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not dwell so much on the issue of hon. Members being permitted by Whips to attend to other duties. In terms of the Kenyan situation, there are quite a number of hon. Members who are not around today, but the Whips are not aware of where they are. Sometimes, hon. Members attend to their duties without consulting and telling the Whips of their whereabouts, and how to get them as and when they are required. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to over-emphasise what my colleague, the Opposition Chief Whip has said, but I would like to urge hon. Members to adopt this Report. I hope that it will be put to good use to strengthen this Parliament. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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