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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musimba",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "You were very clear when I wrote a letter to your office for your attention about this particular Bill. I followed that letter by instructions to the Clerk’s Office to say that you go before the Committee. I went before that Committee. I followed your directive as you ably gave from the Chair and I am disheartened from yesterday. I really wanted to catch your eye but I was not able to. The Committee has gone ahead to prepare a Report and negate, in line with Standing Order 216, that all Members and, indeed, all the representations have to follow. More importantly, your office cannot be demeaned by either the Clerk’s Office or by the conduct of the Committee itself when you express yourself and you say: “Please, go and follow such and such direction.” You have ordered us from the Chair. In fact, even today the Leader of the Majority Party consulted Standing Order 53 and said that there is nothing here to be debated. This will be deferred and the Question will be put at a later date and I appoint a certain time. We see a trend with the Clerk’s Office of negating Members’ views. We are wondering. It hinders our role of representation for the people out there, especially towards a grave Motion or an important Bill like the one before us. Cybercrime is not an easy thing. As you rightly directed to that particular Committee – I am glad that Hon. Koinange is here – to articulate the matter. Hon. Speaker, I want a clear guideline and direction from you. What do you do when you have repeatedly written letters in which I was forced to include my amendments because the Committee did not give me an opportunity to appear before them and ventilate further, despite a letter I wrote to them within the timeline that you had given? They The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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