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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keter",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to oppose this Motion. I do so because after listening to Mr. Otieno trying to support this Procedural Motion, I am left with many questions. What is the role of Parliament? Is it that we wait and when it is only four days to the deadline, Bills are rushed here and we are told to support them so that we can make mistakes? These Bills are very crucial to me because some of them have a bearing towards the implementation of the new Constitution. We have had Bills or amendments to the Constitution being brought to the House and hon. Members told to pass them because of time, and if we do not, this and that will happen. The Government has been there and stakeholders’ meetings have been held before but we also have Committees of Parliament. I sit in one of the committees and I was told today that there is a Bill which we have to pass by Thursday. We have summoned the Minister and all the stakeholders to appear before the committee, but will we really make proper judgment on that Bill? We need to make proper judgment so that we can pass this Bill."
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