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"content": "Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs, I fully reiterate what the Leader of the Majority Party has said. Please take that responsibility seriously and serve the nation. I have a short Communication in pursuance to what the Deputy Speaker has communicated in her Statement. Hon. Members, this is a form of guidance to newly elected Chairpersons and Vice- Chairpersons of Committees. This guide relates to the Statement that the Chairperson of the Liaison Committee, who is also the Deputy Speaker of this House, has just issued. She has notified the House of the duly elected Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of Committees following the recent reconstitution thereto. At the outset, I congratulate the newly elected leaders. As I do that, I take this opportunity to remind the new Committee leadership of the additional responsibility that has been bestowed on them. The success of the respective Committees, and by extension, the House's success, will largely depend on their approach to the call of duty. Moreover, I call upon the new Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons to rise to the occasion and seek to steer Committees to undertake their mandate effectively and efficiently. In doing so, I encourage them to embrace collegiality, integrity, equity, and fairness when carrying out the affairs of Committees. Additionally, the new leadership is reminded of the great duty of overseeing the mandate that the Constitution bestows to the House, which delegates to the Committees that the new leaders chair. The success of the fulfilment of this role will depend, to a large extent, on the efficiency of these Committees. Only then will the “Welfare of Society and the Just Government of the People” be guaranteed. Having said that, the Clerk is hereby directed to immediately make arrangements to facilitate the new Committees' leadership in line with the Constitution, statute and applicable Parliamentary Service Commission Resolutions. This will include the provision of suitable office spaces as well as other administrative support necessary for Chairpersons. Evidently, there will be adjustments in the occupancy of offices within the precincts of Parliament. In this regard, Members who had been provided with office spaces on account of their leadership positions in Committees and who have since ceased to be Chairpersons or Vice- Chairpersons of such Committees are required to relinquish the said offices not later than Wednesday, 19th March 2025, as we seek to settle the new leadership. Nobody will be left unsettled. You will get an office consistent with and commensurate with your status as an ordinary Member of the House if you are not a Chairperson or a Vice-Chairperson. Finally, Honourable Members, on behalf of the leadership of the House, and indeed on my own behalf, I take this opportunity to assure the new Committee leadership of our joint support as they embark on undertaking the mandate in their Committees. As leadership, we hope that the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons will take a keen interest in processing House business and be present in the House to prosecute matters under their docket. 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. Members, I also want to point out that I have always talked to the Leader of the Majority Party. There are just a few Committees - not more than three or four - to whom the departments of government they oversee consistently come calling to the Speaker's Chamber. They do so to protest the manner in which Committees handle those government officials when they appear before them. I encourage you to serve without fear or favour and with integrity. Avoid the temptation to have an illegal title within the Committees of a member called \"welfare member\" so that you do not scare people and cause issues that are not in keeping with the integrity of this House."
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"content": "Leader of the Majority Party and your counterpart across the Floor, do not just ensure presence in the House as you lead the teams. Also, ensure that integrity is upheld. Do not sweep those complaints under the carpet when you get them. Where such things happen, the House has mechanisms for dealing with any errant behaviour, including the ultimate appearance before the Committee on Powers and Privileges. As your Speaker, I stand here to protect all of you. However, I will not protect bad behaviour."
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"content": "I will protect all of us who conduct ourselves in accordance with the Standing Orders, the law, the Constitution, and, above all, the expectations of the people of this country whom we serve. Yes, Daktari ."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am also one of the Members who got the opportunity to be elected as a Departmental Committee Chair. I take this opportunity to appreciate the leadership of political parties that have created the new political arrangement—the President of this country, His Excellency President Ruto and the Leader of our party, Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga. This new arrangement resulted in the re- organisation of Committees, leading to some of us being elected. I also take this opportunity to thank Members of my Committees for having confidence in me. Since we were elected, I have noted that this new arrangement and changes have created a big expectation in the country. People hope that things will change and work for the better. I am aware that we are challenged to rise to the occasion because this is an opportunity to serve our people and not political interests. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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