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    "id": 772420,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Actually, the point I am raising is very important particularly to those Members who are going to chair committees. The success of any committee has a positive correlation with the commitment of the chairperson. I noted that in the last Parliament, Hon. Adan Keynan as a chairman did very well. I also want Hon. Members to note that if a chairperson does not perform well, he can be removed. We need to note that fact. You could be given a responsibility as a chairperson, but most of the time you delegate or you are never there. That committee would be sleeping. I do not want to name the committees that were sleeping in the last Parliament. However, today I am happy to note that the chairperson of the Implementation Committee, as per the rules and the procedures that we changed, is going to come from the Minority side. This is a very important Committee because it is the one responsible for the implementation of the House resolutions. It will be very nice if this committee moved with speed. There are so many resolutions that the House passed in the last Parliament but up to now the Executive has not implemented them. The House Business Committee, under your chairmanship, is a very critical committee because it is responsible for the day-to-day operations of this House. The Standing Orders are very clear that if the committee does not have quorum in the first 30 minutes, it should adjourn. This was poorly implemented in the last Parliament. So, it is important that as Members start engaging in business they should know that time is very critical. We had so many technical appearances: a Member would appear only to sign and then go away. This should not be encouraged. We tried to compile this list and it was very difficult. Revision has to be done because it is important for you to be in a committee where you have the technical expertise. Unfortunately, because of the limited numbers majority of the Members are not in their desired committees."
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