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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Indeed, this is very important. We are here as Members of Parliament and all of us do oversight. It is not an issue to do with CORD or Jubilee. It is said that “united we stand, divided we fall”. I support the extension by four months. With regard to this critical Bill, we need ample time to do stakeholders consultations. It is an issue that has brought about a lot of interest and that is why we need ample time for consultations. As we move on, we do not want it to be a blame game, but we know that CIC has let us down badly. It is highest time that we focus on their key priorities especially the Chair, Mr. Charles Nyachae, who has been engaging in almost everything. You talk of salaries or the problems of the Senate, he is there. But when it comes to constitutional Bills that are supposed to be accomplished within a given timeframe, he sleeps on the job. My humble request to Mheshimiwa, my friend from Githunguri, is that I think it is also high time the CIOC must have a clear timeframe and deliverables so that we do not rush these issues when they come to this House. I know in the Tenth Parliament we had some Bills that were passed but the Members were accused of rushing through the Bills. We do not want this Eleventh Parliament to do the mistakes that were maybe done by the"
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