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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Committee on Selection, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, notwithstanding the Resolution of the House on October 08, 2013 regarding the appointment of Members to respective Committees, this House further approves- (i) the appointment of the Hon. Moses Kuria, MP to the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information and the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and; (ii) the appointment of Hon. Steven Kariuki, MP to the Departmental Committee on Education Research and Technology and the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee. First of all, let me take this earlier opportunity, though belatedly, to congratulate those two hon. Members for winning the elections in their respective constituencies and, therefore, they deserve to represent this House in those Committees. The former Members of Parliament for those constituencies - Gatundu South and Mathare – sat in those committees. Therefore, we saw it good that their predecessors who are now hon. Members of this House should really continue being in those Committees. But I want to bring to your attention something very important that the Committee on Selection observed. We made a request on behalf of the Committee on Selection to the Committee on Procedures and House rules that we changed our Standing Orders previously to ensure that Members are in the Committees for a period of five years with an exception of three Committees: The two oversight Committees of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Public Investment Committee (PIC) and the Budget and Appropriations Committee whose term is three years. But when hon. Members came to this House for the first time, their talents were not really identified. We did not know each other during that time. It has now been, in terms of skills, talents and professional background, the Committee on Selection yesterday noted that so many hon. Members now want to move from the Committees where they are in to other Committees. However, the Standing Orders now put a period of five years. So, we were of the view that, maybe, in future, when we come back and if the House approves that we go for Recess, there will be need to make the duration one can be in a Committee for three years. After three years, a re-arrangement can be done such that in one term, a Member can serve in two Departmental Committees. Maybe, for three years, you are in Finance Committee and the other two years you are in Justice and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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