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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Report although you have said most of the things that I would have wanted to say. One of the main issues is that under a new constitutional dispensation, this House is going to receive very many petitions. We, therefore, need to be patient. We need to go through them justly and bring Reports here. Whether we will pass the petitions or reject them will depend on the Committee that is looking at them and the House at that time. However, some of us, from time to time, are going to be called upon by constituents and citizens to present petitions to the House. I have had occasion to be requested to present a certain petition to the House and after I went through it, I found it to be a bit malicious. I told him, “Look, I do not think I will risk presenting this to the House. If you want, submit it through other channels.” I would like to alert Members of Parliament to be wary of some of these petitions. For instance, looking through the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, I get a feeling that there seems to have been a clash of management styles between the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chairperson. When such clashes occur and the House is called upon to arbitrate, it becomes a bit more serious. So, I would urge the Committee that before you start receiving petitions like this one - these commissions are under the Committee’s purview - perhaps the Committee could call these commissions and ensure that they are doing things above board and properly. Usually, whenever there is a clash of personalities in cases of management involving two 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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