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    "id": 355086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion. I share the concerns raised by hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, but after adoption of the calendar, we can still go ahead--- (technical hitch) ---because I do not think the House has been able--- (technical hitch) ---to want to transact. So, I would urge the Leader of the Majority Party and the House Business Committee to go and be proactive, look at the Bills that are supposed to be handled during the Session, come up with a breakdown of those Bills and show us exactly when we are likely to debate them, so that whoever may want to even be absent from the House may know on which days he or she must be present in the House. Hon. Speaker, Sir, for those Kenyans who probably do not know why it is necessary for this House to have its own legislative calendar, I would like them to understand that the legislative programme has been to parliamentarians themselves to determine. Previously, the Executive used to determine when Parliament would sit and when it would be prorogued. For the first time in the history of Kenya, we are enjoying the privilege of determining our own calendar. This is a very positive move. It is one of the benefits and fruits of the new constitutional dispensation. Finally, I heard Sarah Serem, the Chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, say that she has not determined the workload of Members of Parliament. I then asked myself how she was able to determine our remuneration. This calendar is an"
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