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    "content": "The three Members listed here participated in by-elections and won their seats. Hon. Julius Mawathe Musili was on the two Committees before he lost his seat through a court decision, but he has since won his seat back. What we have decided to do is to retain him on the two Committees where he was sitting before the by-election. Hon. David Ouma Ochieng’ has been appointed to the Committee which his predecessor, Hon. Karan, was sitting on, namely, the Departmental Committee on Health. I am aware that Hon. Ochieng’ has since expressed interest in moving to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. However, we have asked him to be on this Committee for the time being as we check around if there is any Member on the other Committee who would want to come to the Committee on Health. In order to have him sit at least on a committee, I think he can start with the Committee on Health. Finally, Hon. Ahmed Kolosh, who changed shirts and moved to Jubilee, was on two Committees, namely, the Public Investments Committee and the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. By operation of our Standing Orders, he can now not sit on the Public Investments Committee because the NASA Coalition must have one Member more than the Jubilee Coalition. However, we decided, as a matter of give and take, to allow him to continue sitting on the Committee on Administration and National Security. This is informed by the fact that we do not have space. All the Committees are full. It would also be unfair to have one of our colleagues without being in a Committee. Therefore, I would urge the House to approve these Members to sit in these Committees. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I second."
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