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    "id": 948047,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": " I thank you, Hon. Speaker. In making my contribution, I want to share our experience as chairmen. It will be very good to hear from a few chairmen. When Members ask questions or when you direct us that we adjudicate questions at a committee level, we have realised that most Members take questions which they read in the Floor as an introductory of bringing the Cabinet Secretary to the Committee. What come out are the supplementary questions that come after the many questions. That is when the reason why that Member of Parliament asked that question comes out. The Members seek clarifications and a way forward. The person who should offer clarification is the Cabinet Secretary. If we have agreed as it is in the Constitution, then the question is: What is the linkage in law and definition between the Cabinet Secretary and the CAS? Your ruling will inform amendments so that whoever will get this position, if we do not get the position, will find the functions in place. Finally, Hon. Speaker, you need to protect the House. The questions should be answered by the Cabinet Secretary. If we open it up, some Cabinet Secretaries will not appear in Parliament. They will be using the same excuse. We will lose accountability between Parliament and Executive. You need to give a very calculative and fair ruling. We are not against the CASs. Some people here might be CASs, but we need to give functions. We are not against anybody. The functions as they are, are not accountable to Parliament. Let us say the truth. Thank you."
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