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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you and I wish to make the following Statement: As hon. Members will be aware, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has experienced operational difficulties dating way back to February this year. Many attempts have been made to resolve the problems and diverse parties have been involved for over a very long time and whose efforts were meant to bring normalization of the business of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The issue has remained a key matter for consideration during the Sittings of the House Business Committee (HBC) since April this year when it was first brought to its attention. This situation has obviously taken inadvertently long to resolve and has clearly adversely affected the ability of the Committee to consider Bills, vetting of appointments and other legislative business. Moreover, the standoff has prevented the House from benefiting from the capacity, experience and a lot from this very important Committee, especially in matters related to the implementation of our Constitution. During the Sitting held on Tuesday, 22nd November, 2011, the HBC was informed that the joint Government chief whips were having consultation on how to resolve the matter and they were making commendable progress and that they were to report the outcome of those consultations during the HBC Sitting of yesterday, Tuesday 29th November, 2011. Indeed, during our Sitting yesterday and you are a witness to this, the two Whips informed the Committee that after wide consultations, it had been decided that in order to bring normalcy to the operations of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, and aware that the composition of the Committee was a matter that had been arrived at in line with the spirit of the Coalition obtaining in our Parliament at the time, the Committee will remain as currently constituted in terms of its membership. The Committee noted with satisfaction the results of the consultation that had been held by the whips and based on the report of the whips, the HBC resolved to adopt an agreement reached by the whips in order to maintain the status quo in the membership of this very important Committee as follows:- The hon. Ababu Namwamba, MP The hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona, MP The hon. Isaac K. Ruto, MP The hon. Olago Aluoch, MP The hon. Sophia Abdi Noor, MP The hon. Amina Abdalla, MP The hon. Mutava Musyimi, MP The hon. Mohamed Abdikadir, MP The hon. Eugene Wamalwa, MP The hon. George Nyamweya, MP The hon. Njoroge Baiya, MP The Committee will be facilitated to expeditiously deliberate on the business falling within its purview in order to facilitate the implementation of the Constitution. In addition, the whips will have a consultative meeting with all the Members of this Committee tomorrow, Thursday 1st December, 2011. I wish to urge Members of the Committee to put aside their past differences, build mutual trust and create a conducive working environment in the interest of the people of this great nation. Thank you!"
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