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    "content": "On governance, which the President talked about, I know from experience I acquired from public service that the Public Procurement and Disposal Act is quite cumbersome. The President said as much. Tackling this law is our responsibility. We cannot stand here and tell the President to help us amend that Act. The President said, in his policy statement, that we need to do something about it. It is our business to amend the Act. That is what I was alluding to when I said that we must understand our roles. The policy statement having been given, it is for this House to start working on some of the issues highlighted. Hon. Speaker, Sir, to that extent, as an expert of governance, we need your assistance. For example, the countdown to the implementation of those policy intentions should inform the formation of good committees by his House. I do not know the dynamics involved in the formation of Parliamentary Committees but from explanations I got from some old Members of this House, there are quite some dramatic consultations and intrigues going on behind the scene. I notice that you are not a Member of the Selection Committee but, for the purpose of good governance, I would really appreciate if you could invoke some Standing Orders to ensure that the memberships of these committees comprise of professionals. Those who have the requisite qualifications for certain jobs should be well placed, taking into account the new Members. When we say “new”, we should appreciate that some new Members of this House are not new to public service. They are only new in this House. It is important that this is understood in that context by our senior colleagues. This is just a request, by the way. Something that worries me so much is the belittling of the role of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). For example, hon. Members should not engage in self piety here. It is our role to amend the Constituencies Development Fund Act and make it friendly and make sure that it does not offend the Constitution, if the view of the public is that it does so. We are not going to appeal to anybody else. We have a responsibility to make the necessary amendments and satisfy Kenyans. So, it is something that we can do. Even the President alluded to the fact that the constituency, as a unit of development second to the headquarters of the county government, is well recognised. His intentions are clear. So, we should not go round appealing to the President again. We must play our role. I believe that this matter can be articulated well if, as"
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