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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, you have invited proposals on areas that we need to look at in amending the Standing Orders. One of the areas that as a House, especially those of us who will be privileged and who will get God’s mercy to come back here to the 12th Parliament, must look at, if we have agreed that these two important Committees – the PAC and the PIC – have to be chaired by the minority Coalition, is the fact that then the Vice-Chair really must also come from the minority Coalition. I want to encourage my good friend, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. Being in the Opposition or the Government is not a permanent affair. In fact, hardly 10 years ago, our President right now was the Leader of the Opposition in this House. Like the late British Prime Minister would tell you, being drunk is not a permanent condition, but being ugly is a permanent condition. So, I encourage Members that when we look at these things, let us try to understand that these are positions. Today, you are here, and tomorrow you are there, but I want to assure Hon. Ichung’wah, through the Speaker, that when my Coalition finally gets to power, which I am sure we will in a few months’ time, I will not run you out of town, but we will be more accommodating. Hon. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity."
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