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    "id": 441497,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/441497/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "Assembly see the Chairmen as representing the Executive when they give those answers. We want to give these Chairmen some freedom to lead Committees but for the answers to come from Cabinet Secretaries. The current system is inadequate. For example, if we have the ruling Executive as the Minority in the House, will an hon. Member from CORD give an answer from a Cabinet Secretary who is from the Jubilee Coalition? Those are some of the questions. I support the changes that the Committee came up with. Few Cabinet Secretaries have submitted their reports. The Constitution says that they have to submit regular reports. How regular is that; how many Cabinet Secretaries have submitted their reports? None or very few. Have the Ministries adopted the new dispensation? No Ministry has employed a full time liaison officer to work with these members of committees. These Ministries should employ officers who should be in charge of Parliamentary business, who will be coming and giving answers and representing Cabinet Secretaries. They have not done that. Lastly, Parliamentary Committees have no technical capacity to interrogate some of those members on technical issues. We are not belittling the Committee Chairmen or members, but some issues are so technical that they require people who are trained in those areas."
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