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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The issue that was raised by the Member for Yatta makes some sense. Probably, going forward, it is something that needs to be looked into critically, whether we should hold our parliamentary group meetings on days that the House is sitting. It takes us to a very fundamental question of whether this House is really independent, as it should be, from the Executive. I have a feeling that there is some control from the Executive that may not be very healthy. Having said that, let me do the responsibility that I have this morning of moving this Procedural Motion on Order No. 8. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House orders that the business appearing as Order No.9 in the Order Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.40(3) being a Wednesday Morning, a day allocated for Business not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or Business sponsored by a Committee. I want to ask this House to allow debate on the Motion appearing as Order No.9 which is basically to adopt the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). As we all know, Wednesday mornings are set aside for Motions and Bills that are not sponsored by Majority or Minority Party or business sponsored by a Committee. This was for a very good reason. We are all aware that we also have to allow individual Members of this House to have their businesses; Motions and Bills sponsored by them to be debated, otherwise, if you just leave it open for the House Business Committee (HBC) which is usually controlled by what is required to be transacted by the Majority and Minority Party and Committees, a time comes like this one when you would want to transact some business on a Wednesday morning, that is not falling outside the three categories that are outlined here. This is one of them. This morning, we need to conclude debate on the Report by the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on the Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly. This is because tomorrow, we are all aware that we need to make a decision as a Parliament, both the National Assembly and the Senate. We need to decide on our representatives to the regional assembly. We all know that this is long overdue. We all know that we are holding back all the other partner states in the EALA. The earlier we dispose of this matter, the better for us and our reputation as a country. Otherwise, we will be seen by our partners not to be cooperative. We only have tomorrow, that is why we created an extra sitting tomorrow morning so that we can dispose of this matter. We have our nine representatives who should join their colleagues to be sworn in and transact business on behalf of Kenya. I do not intend to belabour the point. We all understand why there is a request that we exempt the business of the House today, so that we can conclude the Motion which was progressing very well and it is just about to be concluded. Therefore, I urge my colleagues that you support the Motion appearing as Order No. 9 to be exempted from the requirements of Standing Order No. 40(3) of our Standing Orders. I beg to move and ask the Deputy Minority Whip, Hon. (Dr.) Wamalwa to second. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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