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    "id": 377822,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I did not know that you also have a problem pronouncing my last name. It is actually Ng’ongo and you can get it better than the others, which means “big” for those who do not know. I would like to thank hon. Chachu for raising that point of order. Truly, throughout the Tenth Parliament, we called for the Wildlife Bill and I am happy to hear that it is just about to find its way to Parliament. I just want to say two things in support of this Motion. The first reason being that usually, Motions are just expressions of intent or an intention to do something. You can urge the Government and then the following day, the Government responds or a Committee of the House responds. So, there is no harm in passing this Motion knowing very well that there will be a Bill tomorrow. That notwithstanding, if you look at the wording of the Motion, it is a bit specific to Mount Kenya, even though the prayer finally would cover the entire country. I have no problem if this House could still go ahead and transact the Motion knowing very well that we will still have a Bill coming to this House. Finally, usually, our rules are that before a matter is formally before the House, we do not treat it as a property of the House. The Bill can still be withdrawn by the Government. Because it has not been officially brought here for the First Reading, we can be blind to the fact it is coming. We can mention that there is a Bill that is likely to find its way here, but it is not formally a property of the House. So, in my view, there is nothing wrong with processing hon. Onesmus Muthomi Njuki’s Motion and we wait for the Bill to come."
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