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    "id": 959882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, although this is a matter we disposed of and made a decision, Committees need to be very clear going forward. The idea of approving appointment subject to… Is it procedural and constitutional? Is it legal? The people of Kenya gave this House the vetting power and authority because this is where the peoples’ representatives sit. Therefore, the decision that we take here should be informed by law – the Constitution and all the statutes – such that when we pronounce ourselves, it should be definite. Now, it is like we have surrendered part of our responsibility to other authorities elsewhere and we are waiting for that authority to execute. We have put ourselves in a very awkward situation. However, it is water under the bridge but I request that, going forward, we come out clear through your ruling that Committees must make definite decisions so that when this House approves or rejects a report, we know what we have done."
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