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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Yatta",
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    "content": "possible. However, in future, it is very important when names are brought to this House, we are given some “meat” on the names. We need curriculum vitae for each person. We need to know who these people are. It is good practice. We are not supposed to approve names blindly. It has been the practice of this House for many years to always give as many details as possible in advance on individual candidates in order for Members to know who they are dealing with. The other thing is that as much as we want to assume we are not politicians, we are here purely as politicians. The Leader of the Majority Party said that there are two sides of the House. However, there are three sides now. We have NASA, the Jubilee Party and other parties, and the Independent Members, including myself, who are not aligned to the Jubilee Party. My worry is one, and that is why I brought the matter earlier. My plea is that as we approve these names, we also approve the other names in whatever form they come. I am saying this because the Jubilee side can decide, after we approve these names, to never approve the names from the other side of the political divide because they have the numbers. In the spirit of team work, my plea is that whatever names NASA will bring, let us not frustrate them; let us approve them. In conclusion, I was not there in the 11th Parliament, but I remember in the 10th Parliament, the House Business Committee did not give good service to the House. One of the problems they had was lack of quorum. I remember they used to hang around on the corridors looking for any Member who could give them quorum in the Committee. Let those Members who have been appointed be committed and not just think about Government business alone. Let them also consider Private Members’ Bills and Motions. With that, I support the Motion."
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