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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. I want to begin by congratulating the Members who have been proposed on this list from the Jubilee side of this House. We know these Members who are on the list. All of us know who Hon. Amos Kimunya is. He was the Deputy Leader of House Business in this very House and there is no doubt that with the experience he gained in the 9th and 10th Parliaments, he will do a good job in this Committee. We also have a renowned lawyer, Hon. Shadrack Mose, MP, who we also believe will do a great job for this House and for the nation. May I also thank Jubilee Party for finding it fit to include the Independent MPs on the list. It has shown that our party believes in inclusion. We have a lady MP, Hon. Kawira Mwangaza who is very well known to me and I believe she will do a good job in this Committee. We also have Hon. Joyce Emanikor, a great legislator who knows her job and is obviously bringing into this House the map of Turkana County. We want to congratulate her. She is a Member of Parliament doing her second term. There is no doubt that the Jubilee Party has brought in great Members of Parliament. They will add value to this Committee and I hope that the Opposition Party, which is the minority, will give us good Members as we have done today. Let me also say something concerning the issue of us having to wait. Indeed, you have provided a good direction. For the avoidance of doubt, this House was yesterday constitutionally opened by the President of the Republic of Kenya, who is Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, to begin business. There is no doubt that what was done yesterday was constitutional and followed the law. It is our business as law makers to respect that law and start our business. Therefore, I would like to urge the minority side, to please bring their Members quickly into this Committee so that work may begin in earnest. We have a lot of work to do for Kenyans whom we represent in this House. There is no time to do politics. It is time to begin making laws, which is the main role that you play when you are a Member of Parliament. I urge Hon. Mbadi, whom I support to be the Leader of Minority Party. I also support the Leader of the Majority Party on that matter because we need somebody we can engage with well. I believe he will do a good job as the Leader of the Minority Party. I urge that you handle this matter quickly in your Parliamentary Group meeting. Bring forward your names and we will support them. We will ensure that this House continues to run its business as usual. Parliament is a very important arm of Government that must continue to operate. Yesterday, the President said that we must ensure that Kenya runs despite the politics. I, therefore, thank the Chair for making it very clear that you will not allow anybody to stop the business of this House from being transacted. With those remarks, I second."
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