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    "id": 1067046,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Alice Wahome",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have looked at the positions of the Prime Minister. Article 151 (28) proposes the functions of the Prime Minister. One of those functions is that he will chair Cabinet meetings as assigned by the President. I do not know how that will be siting visa vis the Office of the Deputy President. I do not mean the current Office of the Deputy President because I have seen that these provisions of the Executive will obviously take effect after the next General Election. It was the arrangement that in the absence of the President, the assignment of such duties would be to the office of the Deputy President. That for me - I want Members to listen - is a likely area of conflict between the Deputy President and the Prime Minister. I will then proceed to the other reason. After the Prime Minister, there will be a Cabinet selected or appointed from Members of the National Assembly. Obviously, we shall be in breach of the principle of separation of powers. There is the case that it would be easy to hold them to account. But being honest, as Members of the National Assembly, there is not going to be a proper and serious separation of powers between the Legislature and the Executive. Of course, Members of Parliament (MPs) must be very honest that they are happy with this. As the MP for Kandara, I do not mind being the Deputy President, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister or a Cabinet Minister. Those are some of the reasons that we must tell Kenyans that are being looked out by this House for purpose of 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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