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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I want to support that list because of many reasons. One of them is that we have been out for three months and I do not want to be out for another six months because I think there is a lot of business that needs to be done. I want to say that the Leader of Majority Party has ably scared some of us who came in with the intention of rejecting the list. However, I also want to say that there are one or two names that people seem to have issues with. That notwithstanding, I think we should not punish the country because of an individual. There are many avenues by which these things can be handled and this is not the right thing. Hon. Speaker, as this Committee starts business, I want to ask that they kindly prioritise some basic Bills. One of them is the one concerning the benefits of our CORD principals because this has been going round in circles. It is high time these leaders got their benefits and it is this Committee that can prioritise that. The other thing is that we should not rush business in this House like it happened last time just before we closed. This is because that can cause confusion and chaos. Last time we should have had enough time to consolidate and discuss issues instead of bringing the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill the time we did. I therefore ask that we take time to consult before we rush these Bills in the House. Hon. Speaker, the membership of these committees is very important. One of the roles of parliamentarians is play oversight role on the Government. In order to do proper oversight, one has to be a member of a departmental committee. It is unfortunate that some Members of this House including myself are not in any departmental committee. Basically, that means that I am only representing the people of my constituency and not playing oversight role. As we propose names, it is important that we take time and make 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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