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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Leader of the Majority Party, do you want to say something?"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before you rise, allow me to thank the Deputy Speaker for this Statement. I also note that we have done well in adhering to the election schedule issued by the Office of the Clerk. It is important that even the leadership of the House reflect the diversity of our nation. The leadership of the House, both the Majority and Minority sides, guided the committees to reflect on the regional and ethnic diversity in the elections of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons. We also considered party strengths and conformity to the agreements we have entered into. However, the election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Regional Development Committee and the Committee on Implementation did not adhere to this. Therefore, as the leadership on both sides, we have agreed to reconstitute some committees immediately after recess. We need to conform to our agreements within our political coalitions and regional and ethnic balance. I would also like to address the new Chairpersons and those who were re-elected. Yesterday, in the Committee of Supply, we only had four Chairpersons present to support the distribution of resources to departments and agencies that fall under their purviews. We have agreed with our colleagues on the Minority side that whether one is leading a departmental or select Committee from either side, their first responsibility is to be in the House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, you have noted that sometimes you have to wait for a quorum, yet over 60 Members of this House are Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of committees. The whips do not even need to go looking for a quorum. I know the other efforts you have put in as the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Chairman, including engaging the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to ensure that Hon. Members are properly facilitated to be available in the House. I plead with all Committee Chairs to always be available in the House, not just during the budget-making process. They should be available even during ordinary sitting days. When Members raise Requests for Statements, you often have had to ask the Leader of the Majority Party to commit to when a Statement will be provided to the House. It has now become customary to say “two weeks.” I get very embarrassed because sometimes I cannot trace the Committee Chairs within the precincts of Parliament even when I leave the Chamber. At least at the rise of the House at 2.30 p.m. or 9.30 a.m., it is imperative that Committee Chairs are in the House. They must be in here. I can see a few new Committee Chairs. I must congratulate Hon. Nyikal on his election as the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health. I ask other Chairs to emulate Hon. Nyikal, not just as a Departmental Chair but also as a diligent Member of this House. He is ever-present in the House."
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"content": "I am, therefore, confident that someone like Hon. Nyikal will do very well as the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health because he is always present in the House. Mine is just to appeal to all Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs, even as we congratulate them, to always be present in the House. Committees have Chairs and Vice-Chairs because one must be present to chair meetings or be in the Chamber if the other one is not available. The two should agree on who will be in the House on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at a given time so that either of you can be seated in the House at all times. This will be one of the parameters we will use to determine whether your contract, as Committee Chair or Vice-Chair, is performing or not. I will not say, “It will be messy and noisy if you do not perform’ because I know who holds the patent. None other than yours faithfully, the Hon. Speaker, holds the copyright and patent of \"noisy and messy.”"
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"content": "It will not be noisy. We will quietly relieve you of your responsibilities so that you can allow another Member to join. Any of the 349 Members elected to this House can be Chair or Vice-Chair of a Committee. They can lead. That is why their constituents had the confidence to elect them to serve as their Members of Parliament. Therefore, I hope all the Chairs present and those who are not present will heed our plea to be available and to provide leadership. Most importantly, they should bear the greatest responsibility as leaders of Committees in driving the business of the House seamlessly. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Give the microphone to Hon. Haika."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I am one of the Chairs. I have got an opportunity to serve as the Chair of the Diaspora Affairs and Migrant Workers Committee. I take this opportunity to appreciate Members for giving me and many other Chairs and Vice-Chairs the opportunity to serve this country. With your guidance, we assure Members and the nation that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "we will serve them well. We shall be guided by the Constitution and the Standing Orders of this House. We are also going to protect the rights of Kenyans. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the President for uniting the country and giving us the opportunity to serve in the broad-based government. In that same spirit, even in this House, all Members have the opportunity to serve Kenyans. We pray that we shall serve Kenyans well. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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