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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I was in the Tenth Parliament, during which I sat in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. The truth of the matter is that we have a problem. If you ask most of the hon. Members, they will tell you that when they were looking for votes to come to Parliament, their intention was to be in this House to express the feelings of their people, so that they can represent them fully. However, as it is today, that desire is completely reduced. It is not our mistake. It is because of the way the Constitution has been designed. Therefore, I would like to propose that we deal with this issue in two ways. There are, perhaps, some long-term measures, as proposed by some hon. Members. The Constitution provides for its amendment. That is one way of doing it but we have the more serious problem of how to deal with the situation in the interim period. Hon. Speaker, you ordered that the Executive would be appearing before Committees of this House but I think we also need to take stock. From the day you gave that order to-date, how effective has that procedure been? We have the Committee on Implementation. We need to strengthen it so that, as we deal with the Executive, through the Committees, we can have a way of following up on matters to ensure that our resolutions are implemented in the interim period. So, we need to look at the matter in the short-term and long-term. The truth of the matter is that this House is facing a serious problem of how to ensure that issues affecting our country are dealt with effectively. I propose that we deal with them in the manner I have explained. We should strengthen the Committee on Implementation. Thank you."
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