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    "id": 635296,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I also beg to support this Motion on the membership of the CPAIC. I congratulate the membership of the Committee. I thank the RBC together with the leadership of this House because the mood in this House is better than what prevailed when this matter first came up. This is evidence that when we sleep over matters, we are always in a position to resolve and that this House is a serious House as Kenyans expect. The delay in the proper constitution of this Committee has meant that reports from the CPAIC of the last session cannot be considered. When we started this session, there was a Notice of Motion requiring the House to adopt the Report of CPAIC on the affairs of Homa Bay County. The people of Homa Bay have been waiting for it to come before the House so that they establish whether the money that was given to the county has been used properly. At the same time, there are some vultures and hyenas that rotate around the county governments. They have been happy that there has been a vacuum in CPAIC, and therefore, nobody would hold them to account. The reputation of the Senate has taken a beating. You must have seen some editorials talking about the confusion and delay in setting up of the CPAIC. Therefore, it has been a matter of national concern. I congratulate and thank the leadership of the House for getting to a position where we have clarity. As we proceed to elect the Chairperson of the Committee, I urge that democracy prevail because, at the end of the day, all Members of this Senate are qualified. Therefore, I pray that we will not have another circus where there is a reversal of the decision that the Committee has come up with. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for the CPAIC because it is one of the strongest tolls we have for oversight. I can cite an example that when the CPAIC visited Homa Bay County and for the first time, the county government had to sit face to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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