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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Therefore, this House has established the Committee on General Oversight and proceeded to make amendments to our Standing Orders, specifically Standing Order 170; for the orderly conduct of the proceedings in the Committee on General Oversight. The mere sitting of that Committee in this House or plenary is on account of lack of an alternative space where we can conduct our proceedings from. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a Committee of the entire House. After all, when we are discussing Bills, we always have Committee of the whole House and we have never heard anybody complain because this is the normal thing that happens the world over. Those who may want to appreciate how Parliamentary proceedings are done, they better take some studies instead of spending public resources making advertisement in newspapers. In fact, I suppose the Auditor-General will question them why they had to spend money that way when it was not within their powers to make this kind of wastage. We must be very clear on Article 153. Article 153 (3) states as follows:- “A Cabinet Secretary shall attend (it is coached in mandatory terms) before a committee of the National Assembly, or the Senate, when required by the Committee, and answer any question concerning a matter for which the Cabinet Secretary is responsible.” When things are this clear, one does not even need to chair any of the 15 commissions to actually understand what this Article says. In fact, for the benefit of hon. Kangogo who has since left, once a matter has been resolved in the Committee on General Oversight, it is expected that that matter shall not be raised in any other committee by way of inviting a Cabinet Secretary to appear before the other committees. This is because the matter has been resolved before that Committee on General Oversight where all Members have an opportunity to cross-examine or seek clarification from the Cabinet Secretary. Of what use would it be to have to summon the Cabinet Secretary before another committee unless that committee directs that, that matter has not been conclusively dealt with and that further investigation is necessary by a specific committee of the House?"
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