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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Whereas I appreciate what hon. Wambugu has raised, in my view, there was more than enough to address various issues by various committees. Of course, it is also incumbent upon hon. Members to constantly remind chairs of committees that they have sought Statements; where the chairs do not respond draw my attention to lack of response. That is the only way in which we can, perhaps, for the time being try to address the issue. The issue of forwarding responses to hon. Members through their e-mails is a nice one. When a Statement is sought, the response is meant to be given here in the House. Whereas I appreciate the need for upfront information, we will also need to get hon. Members behaving responsibly; they should not go out there to discuss the responses before they have been given on the Floor of the House. There will be an element of a corresponding requirement of utmost good faith on the part of every one of us. If a Statement is sought, it is expected that the response will be given here. Even if an hon. Member has received the report in their e-mails, they should not decide it is for discussing in other forums. It is a matter that we, as the Rules and Procedures Committee, would wish to have a look at. Now, we have really eaten into Private Members’ time. I do not know whether there is an intervention from hon. Grace Jelagat Kipchoim."
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