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"content": "apply the provisions of Standing Order No.191. That is so that the Committee should resolve to summon the person so that if the person does not appear after the summons, then you can proceed to apply the sanctions that are provided for in that Standing Order and Standing Order No.191(a). Please, Committees, not just the Chairpersons, the House should not be seen to be acting in vain. When you invite a person and he has been given sufficient notice which is a period of not less than seven days and the person does not appear or/and offer reasonable explanation, do not just come to complain “we have been inviting and they do not come!” Just proceed. You have seen Committees in the other House applying those provisions. They have similar provisions. If you look at Article 95(5), particularly (b), you oversee very many State organs. If you are not careful, your work will be delayed or derailed by failure of those people whom you invite to appear before you. So, do not come to complain here. You can only come to complain if you say that the summonses you have issued have been disrespected. You can resolve, in a Committee, to summon. The summons would be issued under the hand of the Clerk, if a matter is before Committee. Please, you have authority. Do not appear to be crying here. You have teeth. Make use of them. I assume they are not poisonous. Make full and good use of the teeth as provided for in the Standing Orders. There is an intervention by Hon. Wanyonyi."
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