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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheboi",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Deputy Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi",
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    "content": "In terms of the committees like the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Investments Committee (PIC), and now I hear that Implementation Committee is joining that lot, it is important that this amendment has the chairpersons of those committees coming from the minority side. It is also important that we make sure that the minority side has the majority of the membership. That would be very important. That will cure the problem Hon. Wandayi was discussing where you find that because the majority are from the majority side, then we have the majority deciding who chairs the Committee from the minority. That is what we have to achieve as a House. If we want to be effective in oversight, it is important that these committees are chaired and also deputised by people from the minority so that the House does a good job and it helps this country in terms of moving forward. The last point which I want to discuss is the issue of the Liaison Committee. It might be that this 11th Parliament did not have the Liaison Committee working very well. I hear Hon. Amina saying they used to meet only once in a year. This is a very important Committee because it is supposed to coordinate the work of all committees. We have met challenges where committees are working in what I call suicidal approach to working. If you have a strong Liaison Committee, then you get the operations of Parliament being coordinated properly. I propose that the Liaison Committee remains but as we move forward, the Liaison Committee is given a very clear mandate so that their work is coordinated properly. That will help the House and more so the 12th Parliament. As I conclude, I have also realised that because of Members of Parliament being very busy, not many of them take time to read the Standing Orders. I propose that during induction of new Members, we take longer to induct these Members more so on the Standing Orders because Members are so busy, they do not have time to sit and read. The induction should be a bit longer so that they are able to be taken through all the Standing Orders and appreciate them from the word go. If we do that, 12th Parliament will be very effective and it will help move us to the next level. I conclude by wishing all my colleagues all the best as we defend our seats. Thank you."
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