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    "id": 262283,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "That this Question may very well have been prompted as a result of drought subsequent to the drought that was the subject of the matter in issue and that was being inquired into by the Committee on Agriculture. As a matter of fact, I have perused the record of the House, in particular, the HANSARD and the proceedings of the Committee and I have found that the last time that Committee transacted any business whatsoever related to this matter was 17th February, 2011. Since then, no action has been taken by the Committee. In those circumstances, therefore, one can contend that there are any active proceedings before the Committee that would bar the House from proceeding with this matter. So, I direct that the Question be asked and that the Minister be prepared to answer the Question. I further direct that the Question, therefore, appears on the Order Paper on Tuesday next week to be answered. I also want to take this opportunity to advise or urge Committees that when you take on a matter, please, try and expedite it. Mr. Mututho, hon. Member for Naivasha, please note, you cannot keep a matter pending for a year. If it is a matter that was urgent and of national importance which therefore prompted your action to make inquiries it would then not help because by the time you file a report, the matter maybe very well be spend or that your report would not be useful for purposes of remedial action. So, please, all Committees note. It is not just the Committee on Agriculture but also the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), hon. Member for Ikolomani. It also applies to the Committee on Justice and Administration; the hon. Member for Kisumu Town West and the rest of the Committees. Please note!"
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