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    "id": 1096278,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096278/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Mwangi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Gathiru Mwangi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, is this not a blatant violation of the provisions of Articles 73 and 75 of the Constitution? How can Hon. Maina Kamanda participate in the Committee’s proceedings and be seen or imagined to be objective and impartial as required by the Constitution? Differently put, can he be the judge in a matter where he has been asked to make a decision on whether or not to give money to his son-in-law and, by extension, to his daughter? Is it not obvious that the father cannot lend his daughter and son-in-law money? Can this House be reduced to a people’s homestead running the affairs of this country? What is even worrying is that Hon. Kamanda has never disclosed the fact that Commissioner Danvas Makori has married his daughter, contrary to Standing Order No.90 thus raising questions on the legality of the decisions that the Committee has ever made relating to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. I seek your guidance on this matter and request that you issue a standing directive that Hon. Kamanda shall not preside over or participate in deliberations of the Committee on any matter relating to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. This will ensure that the Committee of this House also adheres to the dictates of Article 73 and 75 of the Constitution and avoid conflict of interest. Thank you."
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