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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, those hon. Members that do not know the various procedures that the House has to go through before a Bill becomes law, are now aware of them. We have seen here during debates of various Government and Private Members Bills that indeed it is not easy to pass them given the fact that we have limited time allocated for contributions. Nevertheless, we have been able to show that with determination, we can actually live up to the expectations of Kenyans. I want to commend both sides of the House for their good work even though on some occasion we have suffered from lack of quorum. It is part of our tradition and law that unless the Chair's attention is drawn to the fact of lack of quorum, business continues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I talk about this issue of quorum, I also congratulate you for the ruling that you have just made because, as we go on recess, various committees of this House will obviously have a lot on their hands. The watchdog committees have tremendous number of reports from the Controller and Auditor-General to look through. Departmental Committees also have a lot of work. Just this afternoon, two Bills have just been referred to the Departmental Committees. This is the time that, with proper organisation, we should be able to sit so that when we resume, all the Bills that have been referred to those committees will have been discussed. People will have been called to give technical or expert evidence before these committees. When we resume and Bills are brought here for their Second Reading, they will not take too much time because these committees will be in a position to lead the rest of the House in debating their contents from a position of knowledge and information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I note what the Leader of Government Business has said. We want to engage ourselves in various activities particularly with regard to overseeing the implementation of projects that have been started across the country through the effort of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). While doing this, we will, of course, expect co-operation from the August 3, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2607 Government especially where CDF committees are putting up health facilities so that they do not become white elephants. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we take the assurance given this afternoon by the Assistant Minister for Health, Dr. Kibunguchy, that indeed after the ongoing recruitment of nurses and clinical officers, every part of this country will be considered for allocation on an equitable basis. A sufficient number of health personnel should be allocated to each constituency because if that does not happen, a lot of efforts that will have gone into putting up these facilities will go to waste. I urge the Government to co-operate with various committees to ensure that indeed we realise development in the rural areas. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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