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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, really, there is not much to say on this Motion because every Member of the Senate is competent to be a Committee Member. Therefore, there is no need to really talk too much about it, except that I personally always wish to understand and to know the sources of each particular problem. Hon. Senators are talking about the need for additional committees. My biggest question is: Have our Standing Orders which direct that there will be these types of Committees been exhausted well enough? Did we go through them and get satisfied that all the committees that are supposed to be set up in our Standing Order and also in the Constitution have been created? It is very important that we do not do things traditionally; because it has been done before, we must continue doing the same. I think we must become very independent thinkers; people who can produce something new and not just to be treated with a situation where all of us try to wonder whether there is need for a, b, c or d. There would be no problem having a small meeting for the Rules and Business Committee. They ought to have sat down and satisfied the Senators of this august House that all the things that are required to be done from the Constitution have been fully done and whether we left room in our Standing Orders that we need to go back to. Those are pertinent questions and I think next time we need to go through them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support what others have said. The only area that I may not feel comfortable with is what Sen. Kagwe suggested; that we should have an oversight office in the governor’s office so that we can report on time. I do not think we have that executive authority unless we create it through a statute law so that we are able to directly supervise these people. I agree that it is clear in the Constitution that our duty is to protect and manage those people in terms of provision of rules and regulations, but we do not want to create a monster somewhere; a person that everybody will be worried about; a fellow from the Senate who will always be present to listen to the county legislators and to immediately report to the Senate. The Clerk of the Senate will have to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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