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    "id": 874532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "A good example is a caucus on Tuberculosis (TB) and the famous Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA). We are told every year they attend the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) New York meeting, yet in the reading of the Standing Orders, the only committee that can nominate people to that conference is the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and not KEWOPA. I am also the patron of the Pastoralists Parliamentary Caucus. We do not hold our meetings in Parliament, but look for a venue. I have seen that our caucus is disadvantaged because there are other caucuses that have powers to write letters. They write to chairs and say that they are nominating a certain Member to represent them in a function. We had a serious debate today in the Liaison Committee about this. A good example is when a chair of a caucus gives a work plan for the whole year and says that in March, a certain person will attend a certain meeting and in June, there is a global conference in Vienna and so, they are nominating a person to attend. So, we have realised that there is too much money. Today, we were looking at the budget of committees and that is why we want you to give direction. I have seen your Communication on who will go to the CSW. Finally, you need to give direction on how caucuses should operate within the precincts of Parliament. What do they enjoy? If I read for Members Standing Order No.259A(3), it states: “(3) A parliamentary caucus shall not enjoy the powers and privileges of a committee of the House.” This is very clear and in black and white. In future, we will see caucus chairs, who represent women or men. There is a story going on this week led by the Deputy Speaker that he wants to form a counter group of KEWOPA. We were discussing the name and I told him we call ours MEWOPA."
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