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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Namwamba",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the period of the Select Committee on Cost of Living be extended by two (2) months in order to enable the Committee to conclude its activities as per the terms of reference of its establishment. I wish to make only three points. First, the Committee has, indeed, done a splendid job in terms of investigating the causes behind the sharp escalation in the cost of living. In the course of those investigations, it has come to the attention of this Committee that there are some deep seated factors that will require both medium-term and long-term interventions; some that will require legislative action. The Committee is, therefore, of the view that, rather than bringing an open-ended report to this House, it should bring a comprehensive report accompanied by certain specific time-bound legislative proposals that can make its work realize definite benefits for the country. Therefore, one of the reasons why we seek this extension is to enable this Committee not only to conclude a comprehensive report, but also to prepare certain legislative proposals that can lead to legislation to address some of the fundamental issues that the Committee has already taken note of. Secondly, a lot of the time that was granted to this Committee was taken up by the recent recess. It so happened that the time that the Committee was given to conclude this process coincided with the recent recess and, therefore, a lot of the work that the Committee had scheduled to do, did not happen because Members of the Committee, who are also Members of this House, were busy with the recess. Finally, I would like to assure this House that even as we seek this extension to conclude this work, the Committee has not been sitting back and doing nothing. The Committee has, indeed, concluded a preliminary report that has already been shared with the Government. I am happy to note, on behalf of the Committee, that of the 21 preliminary recommendations already shared with the Government--- Those recommendations were officially presented to the Government through the Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, Amb. Francis Muthaura as well as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. Of the 21 recommendations, the Committee is happy that a number of them have already been implemented by Government, including the emergency food supply that is being undertaken now by the Military and the National Youth Service. Those were among the emergency recommendations that the Committee had presented to Government. They included importation of maize that is going on currently and addressing issues within the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Simba System. Those are some of the emergency recommendations that the Committee has already made in its preliminary report. They are already with the Government and being implemented. The Committee now pleads for the indulgence of this House to be granted this time extension to conclude the final comprehensive report that will be accompanied by the legislative proposals that the Committee hopes will result into legislation to address fundamental issues that have already been noted. This is so that the report of this Committee does not become like any report previously approved here but without resulting in anything substantive."
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