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    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I want to associate myself with the comments made by those who spoke before me on the importance of Question Time. It is probably one of the best way through which the Executive engages with the electorates, through their representatives in this House. It is actually one of the best ways through which the Executive can get information on what happens at the constituency level. I answered Questions for seven straight years: two years in the 9th Parliament as an Assistant Minister and five years in the 10th Parliament, both as an Assistant Minister and as a full Cabinet Minister. At times, the Executive is not fully aware of what happens on the ground. I remember Members used to ask simple questions like, “Can the Minister for Water tell this House the number of boreholes the ministry has sank in my constituency?” When the answer comes to this House, the minister would bring a long list of, say, 20 boreholes said to be in one constituency and maybe he got the information from officials of the ministry on the ground. To the surprise of the House, you may find that none of the listed boreholes is in the constituency of the Member asking the question. Why I also subscribe to the idea of CSs being elected people is that when we had ministers being Members of Parliament, before you even come and read answers here, you would share with the Member who had asked the question and, to avoid embarrassment, when you realised that the answer was wrong, you would seek permission from the Speaker to give you more time to go and get correct information. When you were given time for supplementary questions, it was time for the minister to expound Government policies and programmes. It is at 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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