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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "I want to agree with you that what hon. Dalmas was doing was to sympathize with the situation Chairs find themselves in, in regard to answering questions. I want to address two issues. One, the comments from hon. Dalmas and other Members of the Committee on Administration and National Security give an impression that there is a problem in that committee. I think it is important for committees to address these issues in their own forums. If there are challenges, they can resolve them. In the interest of our integrity as committees and the House, we need to sort out these issues within our committees. I am hoping that the Committee on Administration and National Security will be meeting the Ministry officials every Tuesday. That is the way to go so that we build consensus. I was in the Tenth Parliament and when Ministers used to come to this House to answer questions, it was easy to deal with these issues, but now we are in a different setup. We need to live with it and see how best we can improve. We need to accommodate the situation Chairs find themselves in. It will be very unfair if a member of the committee comes to accuse the Chair in the House. It paints a very bad picture. There is a serious problem. Even in the House Business Committee, we have been discussing this issue to see how best we can resolve it. That is my appeal; that we work together to ensure that our committee works."
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