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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your guidance on the interpretation of Standing Order No. 40 on the Prime Ministerâs Time. This particular Standing Order states that during the Prime Ministerâs time:- â(a) the Prime Minister may make a statement, or (b) questions may be put to the Prime Minister relating to matters of Government policy or the general performance of Government and the Government agenciesâ. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this particular Standing Order talks about ordinary Government policy and the mechanisms of the running of Government. In ordinary practices of the parliaments, we expect to interrogate the Government even on whether it is delivering on the promises it gave to the electorate. For example, the manifestos, we would like to interrogate the Government on what manifesto it is using. That does not come down to ordinary policy. It is the mother upon which the policy will be born. It is not clear to us as to whether we can question the Prime Minister on the manifestos that are being implemented, whether the Prime Minister is actually speaking on behalf of the entire Government or the part of the Government which he leads under ODM. We would like to know further whether there is a specific representative of the Presidentâs part of the coalition, so that we are able to interrogate the Government appropriately as to whether it is delivering on the promises it gave to the electorate. We would like to interrogate the Government on very clear platform. As of now, we are only asking the Prime Minister to answer questions in terms of general policy and supervision of Government. This particular Standing Order appears not to take note of the fact that maybe the Prime Minister, in some instances, is supposed to be head of Government. In this Parliament, who is the head of Government? I do not know whether I am clear Mr. Speaker, Sir, but I believe in your guidance on what exactly we are expected to do under Standing Order No. 40."
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