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    "id": 543467,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "There is nothing which could be as bad as Members of Parliament, being privileged as we are, not seeing anything wrong with abusing those privileges. I want my colleagues who have been mentioned adversely in the Report to use this time for self- reflection. They need to ask themselves whether this Report could have been done differently. If I am the Chairman of a Committee, can I relate with Members of my Committee in a different way? The fact that you are the Chairman of a Committee you are just nothing, but the first among equals. You have been elected. The presupposition here is that any Member of that Committee can be a Chairman of that Committee. However, when Members of a Committee start to see you in the light that you do not regard them with respect---We have heard all these things. We interact with Members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and, indeed, we hear complaints. Some Members of the Committee have complained that on certain days they were not treated with some respect. So, I want us to look at this as an opportunity for self-examination and re- evaluation. We need to look at how we are going to improve the image of Parliament. We need to ensure that the investment by Kenyans in terms of trusting us is reinforced instead of being negatived. I support."
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