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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbau",
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        "legal_name": "Elias Peter Mbau",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to also join my colleagues in supporting this Motion for Adjournment so that as hon. Members, we can have a chance to go and be enlightened more on the good things and significance of this Constitution and the matters that appertain to the same. It is clear that with the coming of the new Constitution, Kenya has dramatically changed. The mindsets and the attitudes of people are changing and changing fast and so it is imperative that hon. Members get a clear uninterrupted opportunity for them to also be brought at the fore of what Kenyans expect of this new constitutional dispensation. It is now true that Kenyans and hon. Members appreciate there is so much good in this new set of laws than they were able to appreciate when we campaigned and went across the country. At that point in time, we had divergent views and, unfortunately, much of those views focused on a very few clauses of this Constitution, leaving aside a majority of clauses which had what Kenyans had always yearned for. I am delighted to note that the President is, kind of, setting the pace. The other day the President was kind enough to put out an announcement in writing that even the Commission that will be involved in implementing the Constitution should be formed. Vacancies for the commissioners were advertised and members of that commission will be recruited through a process that ensures full disclosure. I want to appeal and implore Members of the various Committees and Kenyans in general; and especially the Commission on Implementation and Oversight of this Parliament, to ensure that, unlike in the old days when political parties used to be told: “We want persons to form a committee of five, seven, ten or eleven members…” What political parties would do is, for instance, get a few members, sit together in corner and say: “These are the members who should be recruited into that committee”, without due consultation. I think the President has shown the way. Can we ensure that, as we move forward, all commissions and committees are given a chance to recruit through advertisements and announcements so that we get the best for this country?"
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