{"id":716233,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/716233/?format=json","text_counter":65,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Wamatangi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":646,"legal_name":"Paul Kimani Wamatangi","slug":"paul-kimani-wamatangi"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before I go into the issues that I want to raise, I want to clarify that the substantive issue that I wanted to settle with the Chairman of the Committee was whether he was tabling one or two reports. It is important for that to be clear to this House. First, let me laud the Committee for doing the work that this House gave it, that is, the work of hearing the issues that members of the public had. I also congratulate the Committee for keeping time. You gave them a timeline which they have met. I want to go straight to the issues that have caused a lot of apparent friction that, in my view, is not necessarily justified. Listening largely to most of the debate that has prevailed and the amendments that were brought to this House, they center around the issue that the Co-Chairman of this Committee has finalised with, that is, the amendment that seeks to introduce a complementary system. I want to read the amendment because this is where the mischief is. I also want to be on record that I believe the temperatures that have been raised politically, because of the debate that has been held, have been unnecessary. It has been as a result of some people wanting to seek political attention, because the matters are as straightforward as they can be and have been said by the Chairman. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contentious Section 44 (a), as amended, is very clear in its language. It states:- “Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39 and 44, the Commission shall put in place a complementary mechanism for identification---”"}