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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order 19(1) provides leeway for the largest party or coalition of parties in the National Assembly to elect a Member of the party or coalition of parties to serve as the Leader of the Majority Party. Further, Standing Order 19(3) outlines the procedure for removal of a Leader of the Majority Party. In this regard, Hon. Members, and pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 19(4), I wish to inform the House that I have received a letter from the Majority Party Chief Whip communicating that the Jubilee Coalition held a Parliamentary Group meeting on June 22nd, 2020 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The letter also conveys that, the Meeting, which comprised of Members of the Coalition in the National Assembly and chaired by the Party Leader, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces – (i) removed Hon. Aden B. Duale, EGH, MP, from the Office of the Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly; and, (ii) elected Hon. (Dr.) Amos Kimunya, EGH, MP as the new Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly. Hon. Members, the Majority Party Whip has also attached the Minutes of the proceedings thereby complying with the provisions of Standing Orders 19, regarding the election and removal of the holder of the Office of the Leader of the Majority Party. Subsequently, the change takes effect from today, 23rd June, 2020, and affects all other offices and committee memberships designated for the Leader of the Majority Party. These include 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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