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    "content": "2. Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang has been discharged from the Departmental Committee on Information, Communication and Technology, where he also served as the Chairperson. 3. Hon. Katoo Ole Metito Judah has been discharged from the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, where he also served as the Chairperson. 4. Hon. Japhet Kareke Mbiuki has been discharged from the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, where he also served as the Chairperson. 5. Hon. David Gikaria has been discharged from the Departmental Committee on Energy, where he also served as the Chairperson. 6. Hon. Ali Wario has been discharged from the Select Committee on Regional Integration, where he also served as the Chairperson. Having perused the documents through which the Jubilee Party transmitted the decision to discharge the said Members, I am satisfied that the process leading to the discharge met the requirements set out in Standing Order 176. This is because each of the six Members had been duly notified of the intended discharges by the Majority Party Whip through notices dated 17th January 2022 and accorded time to respond. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 176(3), the affected Members are hereby accordingly informed. The discharges take effect today, 2nd February 2022. I direct the Clerk to transmit a copy of this Communication to each of the six Members. Hon. Members, as you may be aware, hitherto this new development, the Members I have mentioned held leadership positions in the respective Committees. As such, by dint of Standing Order No.174(3)(b), the discharged Members served in only one Committee. In order to adhere to the Standing Orders, my previous Communication of 9th June 2020 regarding membership to Committees and in order to ensure that the operations of the particular Committees continue uninterrupted, I hereby direct as follows: THAT, the Clerk of the National Assembly expeditiously conducts elections to fill the resultant leadership vacancies in accordance with the procedure set out in Standing Order No.179 relating to conduct of elections of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of a Committee; and, THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.173(3), the Committee on Selection should expeditiously submit names to fill the vacancies occasioned by the removal of the six Hon. Members from the respective Committees and nominate them for appointment to other Committees in compliance with my previous ruling that “every Member should have a fair chance to sit in at least one Committee without appearing to entreat or beg any other party for a reasonable opportunity.” The House is accordingly informed. I thank you."
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