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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "“Either House of Parliament, and any of its committees, has power to summon any person to appear before it for the purpose of giving evidence or providing information” In fact, Hon. Members, I think this House has a responsibility to make the final determination on that issue of House of Parliament summoning any person to appear before it either in plenary or committee, to provide information or evidence. So, as we move forward, we need to ensure that we have a place where we can be locking people who are coming to give information or evidence so that they do not contaminate the membership. We need to provide something similar to a dock because, it is the power given to the Houses of Parliament either in committee or in plenary by Article 125. Therefore, Hon. Members, I do not think I need to really emphasis the point that Committees continue to exercise their oversight role without any hindrance. Any member of the public who is invited to appear and fails or neglects to appear, the Committee, under the Powers and Privileges Act, can bring up the matter for summons to be issued so that, appropriate procedures may be followed when that person does not appear as provided for in the Act. I wish to say no more, save to wait for Tuesday for me to make the substantive communication. As we do so, because I know we suffer from momentary loss of numbers, allow me to recognise in our midst, students and pupils from the following institutions: In the Speaker’s Gallery, we have Kalulini Boys High School, Kibwezi West Constituency, Makueni County; Hoywik Programmes Secondary School, Langata Constituency, Nairobi County and Uruku Girls Secondary School, South Imenti Constituency, Meru County. In the Public Gallery, we have ACK Gatugura Primary School, Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County; Mabae Primary School, Gatanga Constituency, Murang’a County; Rwegetha Primary School, Gatanga Constituency, Murang’a County; Kiangige Primary School, Gatanga 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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