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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "with him on the caution and the guidance he is giving to Committee Chairmen as to the operations of the Committees. Hon. Speaker, there is too much complaint from Members and from the Executive and the public is also beginning to complain about the intrusion of some Committees and particularly some Committee Chairmen to the work of the Executive. Hon. Speaker, it is good for Members of Parliament including Committee Chairmen to know and understand their roles. Our role is to oversee the Executive to the extent that Committee Chairmen are beginning to behave as if they are Cabinets Secretaries and as if they work for the Executive. That will result and end in a very shameful end to this House. Hon. Speaker, we want to plead with our Committee Chairs. We know many of them maybe new to the procedures of the House but I think I have been here long enough to know that some Committees have intimidated the Executive. Hon. Speaker, under your watch I want to plead with you that if there are Committee Chairs that are guiding or leading their Committee in that direction, we will stop them and we will shame them. Hon. Speaker, so, we are here and there is so much noise around the country about the wrong things in the Executive with their expenditure and, therefore, this House cannot condone any activity or action that looks or even gives the semblance of corruption. If there is any Member and people are already complaining, so that we do not talk about Committee “A”, “B”, “C” or “D”, we should stop that. Hon. Speaker, only the day before yesterday there was an altercation between members of one Committee. The contradiction is that some Chairs are even behaving as if they are bosses of the Committee. A Chair is elected by members of a Committee and they can kick him out. There are Members here of both sides of the House who are even complaining that there are notorious Chairmen who even if there is a trip that concerns the Committee, they do not even consult the Committee. Hon. Speaker, let me bring to the attention of Members that you will have yourself to blame if your Chair is not listening to you and it is your responsibility to kick him out because all Members of this Parliament are equal."
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