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    "id": 956379,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "therefore, shocked to hear that some committee chairs do not attend those important engagements. I have been thinking about how we can have committee chairs who are fully committed to parliamentary process. I will be suggesting to the Procedure and Rules Committee to maybe make the term of committee chairs a two year renewable term. This is because the situation we have under the Standing Orders says that the only way you remove a chair once elected is through removal and you may not want to take a colleague through that embarrassment. If we put two years renewable term without a limit, I think the chairs will take their place of privilege and push to serve harder. There is need to clearly define the role of departmental committees around Budget. Many are the instances where you make recommendations in terms of budgeting within the departmental committee only for them to be changed by the Budget and Appropriations Committee without reference. Many are the instances where people or agencies under the charge of a departmental committee will reach there and they are asking you whether they should be serious in budget-making before the departmental committee or they take those issues to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It diminishes that role of the committee which understands better that department under their charge. So, there is need for clear delineation. It is being said that we largely budget corruption in our country. In addition to budget oversight, my concern is that we need to look at how to strengthen the role of Parliament around the Budget. The Budget Policy Statement and the budgeting process arrive in Parliament very late…"
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