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    "id": 887187,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, positions of authority come with responsibilities. Chairs of Committees need to realise that they occupy those positions and must take responsibility for them. Questions are supposed to be answered by the CSs. The link between the CS and the House is the Committee through its Chair. Previously, when we had Question Time, Ministers used to sit in the House. When a Question was asked, the Minister would immediately respond and say that he would give an answer in one, two or three weeks. We do not have that advantage this time. We still need to agree on reasonable time for Questions to be answered beyond which there should be a reprimand. I remember at that time if a Minister refused or failed to answer the Question as agreed, sanctions would be applied. That Minister would not contribute to any debate in the House until he or she gave justification for failing to answer the Question. The same also goes for the Chairs of Committees. If they have not received answers from the CSs, they should report to the House. Going forward, we may agree as a House on the timelines for answering those Questions. We do not have those CSs here to commit to that and the Chairs of Committees cannot commit on their behalf. If we agree that the time allowed is one month, then I will know that if I ask a Question, it must be answered within a month. They should give us another time. If it is out of negligence, then we should sanction these Chairs."
}