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    "id": 874579,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I second the Motion because we are retaining the same membership of the Committee as it was in the last Session. I just have two things to say. First, I strongly believe that we need to have a committee in future that will look at the integrity of Members without a matter even being referred to them. We should have an integrity committee that looks at the integrity of Members and issues of corruption in this House. We cannot bury our heads in the sand. This House has received a beating in the past regarding issues of corruption and integrity, which have compromised the standing of this House in the eyes of the public. We need to start thinking about having a committee that will look at these matters on its own and deal with matters of integrity and corruption in good time. We do not want to expose this House to external agencies for no reason. This House needs to be protected. As we protect the House, we must be sure that it upholds high standards of dignity and integrity. Finally, there was this recent report that both the majority and minority sides of the House are planning to make changes to committees. That report is a bit misplaced. We all know that committees are not due for changes. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will be due for reconstitution in one year or so. The Members of the other committees are safe. I say this because I receive a lot of delegations. The traffic to my office has increased since the beginning of this Session, and I think this is because of this threat of possible de-whipping and removal from committees. I want to tell Members that they are safe unless they have not been performing in the committees. In that case, you should not blame us. If you do not attend committee meetings, you are doing a lot of disservice to this country, House and the party which sponsored you to that committee. We are not thinking about earth-shaking changes in committees. Our Members should relax and deliver in the committees where we have placed them. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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