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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "For instance, on the railway tender we never got straight answers. If the very competent, energetic and professional hon. Kamanda was the substantial Minister for Transport, we would be in a very different place in understanding what is going on with regard to the railway tender project and it would cost us much less. Instead, somebody who does not report to this House and does not report to the Kenyan people in a very direct manner sits out there and earns a double salary, allowances and privileges and cannot be found. They find themselves very busy and send their assistants to meetings. We have had a history of successful Ministers showing up here on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, answering Questions and successfully running their Ministries. So, we really need to save costs and one place I beg our Members to think about is to go back to a system where we have elected Members of the National Assembly who understand the political dimension and the need for accountability to Kenyan citizens. We need to have them serve as Ministers so as to effectively deliver the manifestos of whatever Government coalitions they will be serving in."
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