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    "id": 751507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "191. (1) Committees shall enjoy and exercise all the powers and privileges bestowed on Parliament by the Constitution and statute, including the power to— (a) summon any person to appear before it for the purposes of giving evidence or providing information; (b) enforce the attendance of witnesses and examine them under oath, affirmation or otherwise; (c) compel the production of documents; (d) request for and receive papers and documents from the Government and the public; and (e) to issue a commission or request to examine witnesses abroad. (2) The oath to be sworn or affirmation to be made by a witness appearing before a Committee shall be in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule. (3) A summons under paragraph (1) shall be— (a) issued by the Clerk on the direction of the Speaker or the chairperson of a committee acting in accordance with a resolution of the committee; and (b) in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule (4) The summons shall be served by a member of staff or a police officer who is duly authorised by the Clerk by delivering a copy of the summons— (a) to the person mentioned in the summons; or 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."
}