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    "id": 354668,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, you can tell. I said from the onset that some induction is necessary because the role of Parliament is to oversight Government. So, when Parliament purports to have the power to appoint then it will be wrong particular if it is coming from the mouth of the Leader of the Majority Party. He is the person entrusted with the duty of oversighting Parliament in front and not from the back. We are going to be seeking your guidance with regard to three Committees of oversight because it is important for our role as people in the minority. The first one is Standing Order No.206 which has been alluded to by hon. Dr. Eseli and it is on PIC and PAC. We get the sense, arising from the point of order you just allowed--- She said that they have the majority. This is a tyranny of numbers. The tradition of this House is such that in the Seventh Parliament Jaramogi Oginga Odinga only had 31 Members of Parliament, but had one person majority when he chaired PAC. In the Eighth Parliament hon. Mwai Kibaki had less Members, but he chaired PAC with one person majority. In the Ninth Parliament, Uhuru Kenyatta chaired PAC. Hon. Speaker, Sir, you also chaired the Public Investments Committee on behalf of the Leader of---"
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