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    "id": 745050,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Finally, Part II of the Standing Orders which deals with the swearing in of Members and the election of the Speaker have also been amended to provide for the swearing in of Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). It has prescribed the process for the removal of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker which was not provided for in the Standing Orders unlike the 10th Parliament where they brought the amendments to the Standing Orders almost at midnight when we were not aware and there was a lot of mischief. We were also not consulted on how to deal with various committees like Standing and Select Committees. I want to thank the Chair of the Procedure and House Rules which dealt with these amendments, and hope the House will adopt these amendments. There is the establishment of a Committee on Service and Facilities to consider, advice and report on Members’ welfare. This is very important because we were victims of the Catering and Health Services Committee. The biggest problem is how the services of the 11th Parliament have deteriorated. You go to the gym, restaurant or lounge and the kind of services provided are not to the standard of the legislature. They have now brought a higher upscale Committee which will raise concerns to do with our welfare. The Committee also amended the Standing Orders to separate the ordinary petitions for the removal of members of constitutional commissions and other petitions which come to the House to be dealt with in two different ways. In totality, the amendments are good and I am sure when we reach the Committee of the whole House, Members will bring more amendments to enrich them. Of course, the amendment by Hon. Musimba is unconstitutional. He is not here, but I will look for him. He is a very good friend of mine. He has won his seat twice as an independent candidate. I am sure Hon. Serut, himself and other independent candidates must have their space. I am sure in the new Standing Orders there is a place given to independent candidates to chair a committee which will deal with special funds like the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Auditor-General accounts, Affirmative Action accounts and Uwezo Fund. This shows the House is slowly trying to integrate and assimilate the role which independent candidates play in the House. I beg to support."
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