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    "id": 407456,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, you remember we said in the HBC that the ultimate solution I think is for us to create a Kenya National Assembly Committee on Library and Broadcasting and one on Equal Opportunity, so that we can expedite the process. I think we can do that after the amendments that might be brought next week to the Standing Orders by the Committee on Procedure and House Rules. We understand that the matter is before the HBC; in my opinion, as a leader, the route we should take--- Every time the Director of Committees, Mrs. Florence Abonyo calls for elections, the people who are not there are those from the Senate, because the quorum must be from both sides. The Senate membership must attain the quorum and the National Assembly team must have their quorum for the election to take place. However, we have been seeing that it is only our side that has been pushing and attending the meetings. So, hon. Speaker, the issue of our friends being in the same committee with us is very unfortunate. The objective and rationale of increasing the number to 29 was to make sure that at least every Member of the 349 in the House is in one departmental committee and one Select Committee. So, when we hear that one Member is in only one committee, from where I stand it is not fair and we will look into it as the leadership of both coalitions; CORD and Jubilee. Members of the Committee on Selection should make sure that we take care of your directive. If there are other Members also from even our side who are in one committee, we should make sure they get that opportunity. However, this one on Equal Opportunity and the one on Broadcasting and Library, I think we better move forward and create one for the National Assembly."
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