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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am appalled at the line of argument adopted by my very good learned senior, Mr. Robinson Githae whom I have a lot of respect for. I would advise him to be less aggressive and be more accommodative to other views. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to move a Motion whose notice I have submitted to you under Standing Order No.25 (1):- THAT, the debate be now adjourned so that we can give time for wider, better and more accommodative consultations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am saying this not because I am questioning the qualifications or validity of any name on the list. Indeed, each and every hon. Member in this House has the capacity, ability and will to serve on such a Committee. However, we have come a long way with this Constitution. I want to appeal to hon. Members that the stage where we have reached, we should not send mixed and confusing signals to the public. As an hon. House, I want to urge that we, as a House of dignity representing the people of this country, move together and in unison, carrying everybody. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the process is as important as the results we desire. If the process is convoluted, if the process is not consultative, if the process is not convincing, we lawyers; including yourself, say, “justice is not what the judge does but what others perceive the judge to be doing”. I want to urge that contrary to what the House has been told, I am a very senior Member of a party that is an affiliate of PNU. My Secretary-General has spoken here. My party has not been consulted at all. My party has not even contributed a Member to the Committee because of lack of consultations. I do not want to speak for other parties. I want to urge even the parties that have no difficulty and have consulted among themselves and brought a consultative list to rest quietly and allow those that are in difficulties to resolve so that we move together. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is wrong for my colleagues in PNU to say there were thorough, deep and wide consultation when there were none! We have sworn to be dignified in this House and I want to urge that we remain dignified. I therefore, very humbly urge the House that another day is not too long for us to give a clean, smooth process to what we are doing so that every Kenyan comes with us. Members of this House are going to be very critical in passing every Bill that will come here. It is good to have Members going to debate those Bills without hesitation and without doubt, ill will or feelings that we should have been consulted at some stage as we came along this road. I humbly submit that this House do adjourn. For those parties that are in order, we thank you for being orderly. Give those that are not an opportunity to also get their act together. I invite my colleague, Mr. Duale to second the Motion."
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