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    "id": 977658,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, I wish to confirm that, indeed, there was variance which was inadvertent and is highly regretted. The variance has since been reconciled and I now wish to report to the House on the status of Questions before the Committee during the past Session. The Committee received atotal of 101 Questions, of which 35 were answered and disposed. Seven (7) Questions were answered, but the Committee requested for clarification from the Ministry as the answers were not satisfactory. Twenty one (21) Questions were deferred for various reasons: Thirteen Questions were dropped and 25 are still pending before the Committee. The reasons for the Questions to have either been deferred or dropped are as follows: a) When a Member has failed to come and ask the Question without the permission from the Chairperson of the Committee. b) A request by a Member for the answer to be suspended or postponed. c) Inability of the Cabinet Secretary to appear before the Committee and respond to Questions due to other official engagements. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government has never appeared before our Committee to respond to Questions. You will recall that this matter has been before the House. This is a factor that has affected the performance of the Committee. The Ministry has occasionally provided unsatisfactory answers making it very difficult for the Committee to proceed. (d) Cabinet Secretaries requesting for more time to allow them to bring comprehensive answers. (e) The inability by the Cabinet Secretaries to respond to matters which are under investigation by either the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) or pending in court. A schedule is attached and I would like to seek your approval to table the schedule which has details on the particulars of the Member, the Question and the status. On behalf of the Committee, we apologise for the fiasco of what has taken place and for failure to present this statement accurately. I thank you."
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