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"content": " Hon. Speaker, this is one of the Houses of Parliament. Of late, the picture out there is that the National Assembly is not working as expected. That notion has created a bit of a lacuna to the extent that the other House takes on everything and anything that comes across them because the National Assembly Committee Members are not doing the same. That scenario created a crisis for the leadership in this House, the Speaker, and the Executive, as well as a crisis in implementation. Now that the issue of Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs and how they merited is behind us, my only prayer is that we serve better under your leadership. Luckily for you, I, and many others, we have taken part in making the current Constitution. We understand what it means to have the National Assembly and Senate mandates. With this convoluted system of broad-based government, I plead with the leadership, particularly the Leaders of the Majority and Minority Party, to serve diligently. With proper guidance from the Clerk's office and having chaired different Committees, I think I have gathered that there is fear among some Chairpersons. I do not know where it is 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": "coming from. An issue that is 100 per cent within the mandate of a Committee in the National Assembly goes to the other House. You know the role of that House. The Executive is now put in a very awkward position because there is no avenue to implement. Equally, because they are Members of Parliament and politicians, they will just have to run with it once they find a grey area. That is exactly what is happening. I plead with you and the Leader of the Majority Party to allow Chairs and Vice-Chairs some power to exercise a bit of order. I have also been in this situation before. They should be encouraged. There is nothing to fear. As long as you follow the due process of the law, any report generated will ultimately come to the Speaker, who has to go through it. I am sure you will decline to sign if it is unconstitutional. I have always viewed this august House, particularly the National Assembly, as a very important House. You now have a fifth role. Once elected, your first mandate is representation; the second is oversight; the third is budget making; and the fourth is legislation. Your fifth role is now chairing a Committee. That gives you another mandate. Hon. Speaker, I think my good friend, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah and other leaders need to have a closed-door session with the Chairs and the Vice-Chairs. In addition to urging them to attend the House Sessions, there is also a need to take them through Reports. Once generated, Reports go through validation. We have a competent secretariat. Jurisdictional conflict will end because the Senate will limit itself to its role of overseeing devolution. With what is happening, I am sure you sometimes ask yourself if we have two National Assemblies. We have the Senate and the National Assembly, whose roles we know. In conclusion, notwithstanding your qualifications, there is a reason as to why you have been elected Chair of a Committee. It must come with certain considerations. Those of us floating in Jubilee will have another day to talk about our issues. Politics is very dynamic. Hon. Speaker, you remember the last time you were ejected from the Senate leadership. That was a lesson. As Members of the Jubilee Party, we will have another day to put forth our issues. For now, we will support what is there. How we ended up there is history. I will just use those quotable quotes from you: “It may be a blessing in disguise.” I congratulate all the Chairs and Vice-Chairs who have been given positions. Please, take it seriously. Let it not be a paper title but a real title that will add value to the image of this House. As Hon. Nyikal has rightly put it, the atmosphere is pregnant with expectations because we have a broad-based government. That means the modus operandi will change. I wish you well. Carry our image. I would not say we are \"the Upper House\", but we are the critical House. Please protect our image out there in the community. We are now under serious scrutiny by members of the Fourth Estate. We need to reinvent ourselves so that it answers re-election. You know how difficult it is to be re-elected. That enhances our name and continuity. I wish you well."
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"content": "Yes, Hon. Owen."
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"content": " I thank you, Hon. Speaker and congratulations to the newly elected Chairs of Committees. I also appreciate one fundamental fact: That, for the first time, the composition of Chairs of Committees in the National Assembly has actually reflected the nation. At least every community or region has been given an opportunity to serve as a Chair or Vice-Chair. For many years, I have hoped for a situation where every community, region and county would have the opportunity to serve as Committee Chair in this august House. I am glad that it has eventually happened during our time. You are the Speaker, and I am here serving as the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. It is a transformation. I remember when Kijana Wamalwa was sworn in as Vice-President, he said, “There is a new gaiety in the country because there is hope and rejuvenation all over the place.” I want to believe that we will, as a House, live the same billing. 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": "There is a new awakening and rejuvenated spirit that will take the business of this House to a higher level so that everybody feels included. The spirit of inclusiveness witnessed in this House may enable us to unite the nation as it happened during the NARC revolution. That was when everybody said, \"Kibaki tosha,\" and we became a very united country. I look forward to this remaining very united. As the National Assembly, we have taken up that mantle. We are showing it here, that we want to unite this country, as the President has said. I ask every Member who has been given an opportunity to serve to do so with dignity, integrity, and truthfulness so that we can take this country forward."
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"content": "Give the microphone to Hon. Mrembo. It is where you have moved from, Hon. Mrembo."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I sincerely thank our President for at least honouring me and others with the positions of Vice-Chairpersons. I also thank the leadership of the House for believing in me and the others. I note the historic composition of women in the new leadership of the House. I thank the political party leadership for believing in women to deliver and for believing in some of us as new Members. I request that as we continue, in case there are any realignments, we also try to consider more women. I commit to serve diligently to deliver the mandate bestowed on me as Vice-Chair of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. We are going to be there for all Members. To the Members of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee, thank you for having confidence in me and the Chairperson.’ We shall always be in the House to serve diligently as part of the leadership."
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"content": "Ahsanteni sana."
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