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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that as Members of Parliament, we be bold enough knowing very well that we have a role to play in this country--- (Recording hitch) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Members of Parliament have a lot of work. As constitutionally stipulated, a Member of Parliament is a legislator. That itself requires a lot of research and lobbying. The other role the Member of Parliament plays is the oversight role. I want to commend this House that the Tenth Parliament has brought glory to this House. We have gone a long way in trying to entrench and institutionalize the role of oversight and I want to commend this House that the Tenth Parliament has brought glory to this House. It has gone a long way in trying to entrench and institutionalize the role of oversight. That role needs to be played in a very dedicated manner. In doing this role, we are accountable to the public. Thirdly, Members of Parliament are the representatives of the people. At our level of development and our level of civilization, representation means that you guide the development programmes in your region. This requires that you are constantly in touch with your constituencies. The levels of development in our areas and constituencies are still very low. Therefore, we normally give them a combined approach. We give them the approach of lobbying the Government so that it rallies its policies towards ensuring that we catch up infrastructurally, socially and economically. Sometimes, Members of Parliament are called upon to chip in. It is from these earnings that we chip in towards development initiatives. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to call Members to come out in support because in doing that, we are just doing the right thing. In this country, there are many people who earn more than Members of Parliament. We all believe that they earn their money deservedly. If we have Parliament that is not settled, we cannot have a productive Parliament. When you do your research across the globe, Members of Parliament are honored all over. I want to add my voice on the proposal that Members of Parliament that serve one term be made pensionable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the face of it, one would think that that is being generous. However, every Member who comes and stands here and makes a contribution, it is a life lasting contribution. We want Members of Parliament to remain honorable to their graves. We also realize that a Member of Parliament has a life after Parliament. To that end, I want to support this Motion."
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