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"content": "The issue here is effective representation of our constituents. The best way we can represent our constituents is by participating effectively in the work of Parliament. The only way that it can be done is by hon. Members participating in committees of their choice when available and where they are able to contribute effectively. It should be clear that this Committee, which you chair, does not in any way slot Members to particular committees, as some hon. Members might have thought. There is the Selection Committee which has able whips and leaders, namely the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who are in this House. They are the ones who slot in Members into committees. It will be prudent if Members are placed where they can contribute effectively. I will not use the example of a lawyer because I know that hon. Oluoch will tell me that a learned friend is a learned friend and he knows almost everything. However, let me say that it will not be prudent to take a teacher, for example, to do some work in the Health Committee. I believe that the Selection Committee and the whips will be able to slot in Members into areas where they can contribute effectively."
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