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    "id": 492852,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I personally think that the Committee on General Oversight is an excellent idea which should be supported by all. Those opposed to it are probably doing so largely for personal reasons other than legal reasons. It may also be out of ignorance on the way Parliament works. In my mind, the question of competence and confidence must also be at play here. Hon. Speaker, you will recall that some of the Cabinet Secretaries whom we have today had no notable experience in the management of public affairs prior to being appointed to those positions. It is a fact that some of them did not know better than to lead small time NGOs comprising no more than 20 people prior to getting to these high offices. In my mind, the omission here was that there was no sensitization to prepare them for the demands of these exalted public positions. This may explain why those opposed get frightened at the prospects of facing prodding questions from the representatives of the people of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, Article 153(3) makes it obligatory for Cabinet Secretaries to attend Committees of the House when required to do so. It does not in any way give exemptions. Any attempt to stop Cabinet Secretaries from honouring invitations by the House would, to my mind, be unconstitutional. 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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