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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have not risen to answer to that. I am sure it has been well taken care of. I rise to second the Motion which asks this House to approve Members to the Procedure and House Rules Committee. This is a very important Committee. The leadership of the House has realised that there are amendments that we need to make very quickly on our Standing Orders. Therefore, this Committee needs to be in place. We actually want to increase membership to committees. The numbers we have are restrictive while the house has 349 Members. This is a large number. If we leave membership of various committees as they are, we might end up with each Member sitting only in one Committee. It will be desirable for a Member to serve at least in two or more committees, if possible. Therefore, this Committee needs to be in place to bring quick amendments to our Standing Orders so that by next week we are able to form our committees. We have tried to mix MPs with experience in the House and those of us who are new but need to learn to gain the experience. One gets experience through learning. So, we cannot block new Members from sitting is such important committees just because they are new. Those of us who are now experienced had a time to learn. We came in for the first time and were given an opportunity to learn. Let me give an example from my Coalition. From the Minority side, we have the longest serving Member whom we are proposing to serve in this Committee, Hon. Olago Aluoch, Member for the great constituency of Kisumu West. He is serving his third term in Parliament. I came with him the same day. I thank the people of Kisumu West for allowing a brain like him to sit in this House. He is not only qualified in his service ….."
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