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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Those of us who were in last Parliament--- I had the benefit of serving in the last Parliament. When Members of Parliament were going out of the country, they used to be victims of the Speaker. In this Parliament, I have seen chairpersons have the discretion to nominate and to send on trips whoever they want. The matter before us is very sensitive; it is a matter that we can discuss in a Kamukunji. Parliament has been exposed. There are too many things outside. It is like we are in a hole and we keep on digging that hole. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think we are leaders and we must rise above partisan interests. We must rise above our own political interests. We are 349 hon. Members. How many of us can get an opportunity to speak every afternoon? We are here from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. if each one is to speak for ten minutes, hardly 24 hon. Members can get a chance. We must deal with the challenges we are facing. I want to tell my colleagues that it is the leadership, the Chairpersons of Committees, the House Business Committee (HBC) Members and the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) that sat in Mombasa. The Deputy Speaker was among us and we agreed to have a fundamental shift in the management of the National Assembly. Why did we do that? We have said that we are in the mid-term and we must change the way things are done. When the hon. Speaker gives a Communication, that Communication is not a Communication from hon. Speaker as a person. It is a Communication drafted and discussed by all the departments of the National Assembly. It cannot be a Communication read by the hon. Speaker, the Deputy Speaker or the Panel chairs. It cannot be their individual communication. They do not sit in the House. Colleagues, I say this very clearly. I want to end by quoting a famous writer called Peter Drucker. He said “Effective leadership is not about making speeches.” Speaker Muturi might not be the best speaker in town. He might not be the best public speaker you have around. Speaker Muturi might not be the best politician. In the Ninth Parliament, hon. Muturi was the chairman of Public Investments Committee (PIC). Hon. Muturi was the Chairman of the Centre for Parliamentary Democracy. Hon. Muturi was a Member of Parliament. Hon. Muturi was a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for many years, and more fundamentally he is a human being like all of us and he has weaknesses. 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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