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    "id": 765207,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "We all know that we have not formed parliamentary committees and because of that issues of Members’ welfare are suffering. I would like to give an example. I was in the 11th Parliament and also a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We factored into the Budget money to be paid to Members of Parliament who would lose their seats as a result of the General Election. We are aware that 70 per cent of the Members of the 11th Parliament lost their seats and that is why we have 70 per cent of new Members in the House. Unfortunately, because of lack of formation of parliamentary committees, our colleagues who lost their seats have not been able to access their benefits. They are our colleagues and we still interact with them. It is now almost three months since they lost their seats. There are also other welfare issues that we want to articulate but not in a plenary sitting like this one."
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