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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, I rise to oppose the Motion. The Government is telling us to sit on a Thursday morning because it is completely oblivious of the work that Members of Parliament have to do in the Committees of this House. We have scheduled Committee work for tomorrow. For example, the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, in which I sit, will be meeting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Other Committees could be scheduled to do other jobs. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is our responsibility to ensure that the Government functions. It is our oversight responsibility that we perform when we are not on the Floor of the House. The Government now wants to eat into our time yet they do not publish Bills in time. The Government has not even published the Bills that they promised to publish to meet the constitutional deadlines. Why are they telling us to sit tomorrow morning? We are willing to stay on next week and complete whatever business we will not have completed by the end of business tomorrow afternoon. We are not going to allow the Government to rush us to pass the Vote on Account or the Public Financial Management Bill. We want to scrutinise the Public Financial Management Bill because it is a very important Bill in terms of effecting devolution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I beg my colleagues to oppose this particular move. Hon. Kimunya should appreciate that we still have enough time. We can deal with his issues at a later hour other than tomorrow. Thank you."
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