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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Members elected to lead committees as Chairpersons and Vice- Chairpersons. Having been one for two terms, I remind my colleagues that this is a huge responsibility bestowed upon them. It is important for the Chairpersons to take committee work very seriously. A lot of work is done in the committees. Sometimes, what comes here on the Floor of the House is voted for by Members even without understanding the concept or the content. So, it is upon the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons to ensure that when a subject comes here for discussion, especially the Finance Bill, it is understood. Last time, a lot of politics played in and outside this House. That is why Kenyans really took offence to the Finance Bill. I hope that since we have now come to the second half of our term or tenure, we will be objective and that we are going to ensure we communicate well to the public. These positions come with a lot of responsibility. Our colleague's House, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, was burnt. I 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": "am very sorry for that. It was burnt because of the responsibility he took as the Chairperson of that Committee. Sometimes, we have to take on huge responsibilities. I also advise them that when Government officials appear before their Committees - be they Principal Secretaries or Cabinet Secretaries - let us not be cosy with them. Instead, let us push them because our role is oversight. Once we allocate finances to them, let us also make sure that we follow up to see how they use the money. We have some Principal Secretaries who allocate finances as they wish. It is good that we play our oversight role very well to ensure this Government is broad-based. At the committee level, we allocate finances for projects that will make the mwananchi on the ground feel that the Government is concerned. That is what, maybe, the Hon. Member meant when he said \"serving Kenyans\". We all serve Kenyans, so congratulations to the new team. Let them put their best foot forward because we are on half term. We need to redeem. As I conclude, Hon. Speaker, let us also not cast aspersions or accuse our colleagues. What happens to a colleague today can happen to us tomorrow. I have been a Chairperson, and I know many people approach Chairpersons as they seek help. Because I come from Muranga County, let me speak about Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, who was the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. He assisted very many Members here, but when his time came, the same Members cast aspersions trying to show that he was favouring himself. Please, let us remember the small deeds that our colleagues do unto us because they are in that privileged position. Let us not accuse each other because we never know what can happen in the future. I want to personally congratulate Hon. Nyikal. I served with him in the Departmental Committee on Health. He has gone through all the ranks in the Ministry of Health. I am very sure Hon. Nyikal will give me insights when I move my Motion. We have very good public hospitals. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital (KUTRH) was opened during my tenure at the Departmental Committee on Health. It is better than any other private facility in East and Central Africa, but even most of my colleagues here do not know about it. The facility is state of the art with a 600-bed capacity. With that facility, we do not need to use any private facility. We can go there and give back the money to the public. It is a hospital where we can have enhanced medical care. So, as I congratulate my colleagues, let them remember that the positions come with responsibility. Let us not babysit these Principal Secretaries and Cabinet Secretaries. Let us push them so that we can work for Kenyans. Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity."
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"content": "Hon. Kimani."
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"speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. As we congratulate the new Chairpersons, we also congratulate you, Hon. Speaker, as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission. We have seen a great change in the running of the affairs of this Parliament. We have seen a lot of change in the environment we work in. We are here most of the time. It is very important that we congratulate you for the good work you continue to do for this august House and for the fairness and magnanimity of the decisions and the rulings you make in this House. Hon. Sabina Chege has talked about last year's incidents during the Finance Bill. As we move forward as a House, I urge us to be very sober when we are having these conversations, whether in the House or outside. The events of August last year left some of our families completely devastated. Some of us got losses that will take us a long time to recover. Everyone in this House knows that the final document that this House approved was a very good Bill. That is why when those amendments were brought again in December, this honourable House passed the same Finance Bill we had passed here. It was through the four different pieces of law that we brought in this 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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"speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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"content": "So, I urge us to be honest with ourselves, irrespective of whichever political direction we will take moving forward. The political formations could even change as we go towards the election. Let us be honest with our people. Let us be honest to our nation. Let us not make statements in public that we know are complete lies. I urge so even us we move forward together. There is a matter before the Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning about the non-remittance of pensions for pensioners. We have more than Ksh64 billion owed to pensioners, especially from water agencies, universities, and many other state agencies. Accounting officers of these agencies remit salaries to their employees and deduct pension, but they do not remit it to the pension fund. Therefore, we have people who dedicate many years of their service to this Republic, only for them to retire and find no money for their pension. I want to urge all of us in the committees to serve. We will be discussing the Appropriations Bill and the Annual Estimates here. Let us ensure that our entities work, especially on the disbursement of pension funds, so that when people retire, they have their pensions ready. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Richard Yegon."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Hon. Members who were elected as Chairpersons and the Vice-Chairpersons of various committees. I also urge and request all those elected to fairly distribute all that has been put in their budgets and everything we have been planning in the committees. They should make sure that everything is balanced across the country. Some committees skew the benefits towards a given area. We want them to ensure this is acted on so that we all benefit fairly. May God guide us. I thank the Head of State and Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement, Hon. Raila Odinga, for bringing calmness to this country after the issues we witnessed last year. Going forward, this is how the country should behave instead of having a lot of squabbles. When we form a Government, some people start pulling in a different direction, and talk of a given area... Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Mwalyo, then we close with Hon. K’oyoo"
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"speaker_name": "Masinga, Independent",
"speaker_title": ". Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to congratulate the Chairpersons and the Vice-Chairpersons who were elected for the remaining term of this Parliament. I also thank the outgoing committee leadership for carrying out their mandate well. I also tell them to do better in the committees where they have been placed. Even if one has not been elected a Chairperson, they have been sent to a Committee where their input is required. I, especially, thank the Independent Member who was elevated to be a Chairperson. As a Member of the Independent Caucus, we are grateful she was elected. We also have an Independent Member who was elected a Vice-Chairperson of a Committee. The House is well-balanced. I would also like to thank the broad-based Government for restoring calm in this country and allowing us to work together. As the saying goes, two cannot walk together unless they agree. Now that we are in agreement, I am sure we will do a lot of development in the remaining term of this Parliament. Many Bills will be passed as there will be no more arguments, since we will be working harmoniously. With those remarks, I congratulate them. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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