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    "content": "Speaking about the work of the Committees very briefly, I would like to commend the Committee on Education, Information and Technology. They have gone round this country. They have gone to the counties visiting and so on. Considering availability of finances or time organization, we should consider undertaking joint visits in some counties. The Committee on Devolved Government and the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights have undertaken joint visits. The counties should not, all the time, be spending a lot of money entertaining various committees that are visiting them. As far as our functions in Nairobi are concerned, for instance, the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs is very busy with regard to exchequer matters. Sen. Billow Kerrow is doing very well. However, we all know that most of their activities touch on very fundamental legal issues and so on. I think joint committee meetings here in Nairobi, save for Finance Commerce and Economic Affairs Committee when touching on these issues and the Legal Affairs Committee which deals with interpretation of the Constitution and legal matters would do. As much as we had a Kamukunji today, we were more so discussing the legal issues arising from the Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs Committee. The legal issues that were taken to court and so on would have been very helpful in some of these meetings if the Committee on Legal Affairs was involved. This is just an example and there are many other examples that I can give. On the issue of generating legislation, I would like to take this opportunity to say this so that we do not have a lot of work to do. Committees should focus on legislation. Generate legislation in the areas that are part of your mandate on all issues or else we may be drawn back to a situation where we are in the same problems we were in. This year, being the second year; we should hit the ground running. I am very pleased and it appears that our relationship with the National Assembly is improving. Let it also improve in the area of legislation. Let us have the legislation that they have done. Let them also consider, as we agreed this morning, to pass quickly the legislation that has gone to them so that we finalise. I support that the Rules and Business Committee be appointed the way it has been recommended."
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