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    "speaker_name": "Sen. G. G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to say something about this Motion. I want to say that the Motion is straight forward. In fact, there was no need of taking a lot of time the way we have taken by perhaps talking outside the main issue. Having said that, I would like to congratulate my friend, Sen. Wetangula, because I think I know him very well. He is a man who has a lot of wisdom. He is a man whom you can rely on in politics. He is a man who has proved to be trustworthy in terms of politics of Kenya. He is doing very well in terms of progression in national politics and we congratulate him for that. As Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale said, Sen. Wetangula is among the people who understand our international relations including Hon. Kalonzo and others. That was the subject that I did in the university many years ago. I have been following what other people are doing about this and I am very convinced, not just now but even before, that Sen. Wetangula really followed those issues of international relations with a lot of stability. Talking about Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, who is my greatest friend, I think he is known in this House as a man who has his own stand. He stands by whatever he believes in and in future, and I can say with a lot of humility that he has a very good future especially as a Member of this Senate not that because he witnessed or dictated the exit of hon. Wambora but because all the time, he had to do some homework before he stood to speak. He impressed me big. I am saying this because I have been in Parliament for some time. I have watched most people talking with the intention of doing well. Some talk with a lot of hidden or coveted interests. However, Dr. Khalwale has proved to be a very open person. I support him. Since I do not have so much time, I want to say something about the Committees. I have heard, especially, Committee Chairpersons complaining of quorum. If you are a Chairman of a Committee, the first question you should ask yourself is: Why you do not get a quorum? Do you really prepare your agenda? Do Members know what they are coming to talk about in the Committee? It has been taken for granted that we go there for allowances. This is a very bad insinuation. We need to be told, as Members of a Committee, what the agenda is when we are having meetings."
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