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    "id": 824987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. The matter being canvassed through this Motion is very important for this House. This House deliberates and looks into issues that are of concern to the people of this country. These matters can only be done through representation. If you do not ask questions on issues that are happening in your constituents or in different parts of the country, then representation will not come out as envisaged in the Constitution. The only way people of this Republic understand representation, is by Members of Parliament coming to the House and asking questions on issues that affect them in their areas. The way we have been handling business in this country courtesy of the new Constitution of 2010 has not been received very well by the people we represent. Many of us ask questions through committees. Chairs of committees answer those questions yet they are Members of Parliament just like the Member who is asking the question. If you ask a supplementary question, the chair will tell you, “I have given you the answer I have been given and if you want to ask more questions, go and look for the Cabinet Secretary.” This will give Members an opportunity to ask relevant questions and questions that are of grave importance to the person who is asking and the general public because some of the questions are cross-cutting. Some of the questions might be issues that are happening in one county and are replicated in another. 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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