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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, any Committee, as an extension of the Kenya National Assembly, attempts to fulfill this mandate. The second function of any Committee is to study the programme and policy objectives of any Ministry. The third objective is to study and review all legislation referred to it. The fourth objective or function of any Committee is to study, assess and analyze the relative success. The fifth function is to investigate and inquire into all matters as the Committee may deem fit or as may be referred to by a Minister. The sixth and final one is to make reports. Again, Standing Order No.198 clearly talks about the way Committees are supposed to report. Standing Order No. 183 requires the person responsible for this particular entity to make a periodical report after Parliament has made a decision and I want to read it. Standing Order No.183 says:- “(1) Within sixty days of a resolution of the House or adoption of any report of a select committee, the Minister under whose portfolio the matter raised in the report or contained in the assurances or resolution fall, shall provide a report to the House”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to the best of my recollection, I do not recall any report that has been made by the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, the Attorney-General or any other person to the effect that this particular issue which had been decided by this House has had any progress or has had any problem. Again, Standing Order No.97 clearly spells out the kind of action Parliament is likely to take when an individual is accused of disorderly conduct. This is the Report that this Parliament adopted. The issue is; has the Speaker had any contrary report to the resolution of the House? This requires your guidance. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we make it an issue that every time this Parliament makes a decision, we wait for two or three months then the same decision is reversed through the back door by the Executive, then there will be no need for Parliament, Committees and for us to waste public money. This is because our decisions are just thrown to the dustbin. This has been the trend. It is because of this that we feel as a Committee, that to date, nothing has come to our attention. I think less than three weeks ago, the Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) was on record saying that they are still trying to liaise with the Government of Japan to get assistance. When has this suddenly happened? It is because of this, notwithstanding the recall, that these individuals as far as the resolution of this House is concerned, remain suspended, unless we get a contrary report that will satisfy the Speaker and the entire House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is because of this that I want to believe that these individuals should not be allowed to transact any business until the Speaker makes a determination. We will be dealing with strangers who have been suspended by the resolution of this House. Finally, the law is an ass. It is not that the international community is against the people of Kenya or the Republic of Kenya; it is because impunity has become the facet of the leadership of the Republic of Kenya. It is high time this Parliament put its foot down and said no to some of these past practices. Kenyans do not have faith in our own institutions because of impunity. It is simply because of the circuses that we go through. As a nation, we require to hold the Executive to accountability. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is because of this that I believe, that until this issue is determined by your competent office, these individuals should not be allowed to transact any business."
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