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"content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the people of Mbooni, I want to send a message of condolence to the families of those who lost their lives in Mandera. This is quite regrettable and we hope the situation will calm down and something tangible will be done. I want to join the other hon. Members in supporting this Bill because it is quite timely and it touches on Parliament as an institution. This House is composed of hon. Members with diverse professional backgrounds and experiences in various fields. This august House can be able to debate and pass very crucial and significant Bills because of this experience. If we ensure that immediately after those hon. Members leave this House such experience and expertise is maximized, this nation will be gaining quite a lot. Therefore this would be very significant because we will be treating politics as a profession because anyone in this House is regarded as a politician. We will now be looking at politics as a profession that is worth respect. Currently, immediately you leave this august House, just like the other hon. Members concurred, we completely lose the dignity of our professional backgrounds which we had before we came into this House. This will ensure that such talents can further be used for the benefit of this country, for the contribution of this nation even after the hon. Members of this august House leave this House. We used to hear of very nasty experiences where hon. Members used to go and line up at State House and get some stipend and allowances when they were going home over the weekend. But the clamour for better welfare in terms of salaries and other allowances for Members of Parliament has restored the dignity of this House. Now hon. Members are completely and totally independent. They do not wish to rely on anyone so that they can execute their duties. That is also quite commendable and it is because of 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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