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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wanjira",
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        "legal_name": "Jane Agnes Wanjira Machira",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. In fact, it is long overdue because we have had high political temperatures which have prevented us from giving some of these matters good attention. I think it is high time we passed the names to this Committee. I am a young parliamentarian and I served in the 11th Parliament where 50 of us were below the age of 35 years at that time. I want to tell the young men and women here that out there it is not going to be easy. You will not get employment. The expectation is that you will always knock at doors and employers will look at you as a former MP even if you are 50 years old. I think it is quite in order for this Committee to be put in place and even as we celebrate our win we should also remember our former colleagues. The turnover rate in this House is 70 per cent. When you pass through that door you are already a potential former MP and it hits you very fast because five years go by very fast. As we celebrate our win, we should look into the welfare of our former colleagues who are out there considering that we are headed out there very soon. When I walked into this House the first time in the 11th Parliament I saw some former MPs begging for a cup of tea at the restaurant and it was heartbreaking. You can see how wananchi will treat you from the death of Wahome Gakuru yesterday. There are people who are 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."
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