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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muthomi",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker, I rise to support this Report and I want to thank the Procedure and House Rules Committee for bringing this fourth. A few months ago, I met one Cabinet Secretary who told me that, nowadays, he only works at night in his office, to do the duties or the work that the Ministry gives him. The other days, he practically roams around Parliament answering to Committees to be able to satisfy the Statement that are actually asked by different Committees. By allowing those Cabinet Secretaries to come to Parliament and give the answers to the questions--- They do not have to be here all the time. Secondly, the seriousness with which the Cabinet Secretary normally takes the Statements that are asked here will actually improve. I remember one time I asked a question on hardship allowance of certain divisions in my Constituency and I got a call from a staff at the Teachers Service Commission who wanted to know exactly which part of the division I was referring to. I realized that the question was being answered by staff from Teachers Service Commission and yet, the question was directed to the Cabinet Secretary. It means that they do not feel responsible for an answer that they will put on paper as compared to an answer they will come to give personally in Parliament. I believe by asking them to come and give the answers from the horse’s mouth, they will give it more seriousness and come with real answers. The responses to Statements that have been happening in this House, most of the times--- Many Members leave this place very unsatisfied because they are actually unable to interrogate a letter. There is a famous saying in communities that says you cannot ask a letter a question. When you are given a Statement that has been written by a junior 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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