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    "id": 1167486,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "that the President of the Republic of Kenya has power to summon Parliament. However, he also has been constricted. Remember in the previous Constitution, the President had power to send you home anytime. Under the current Constitution, 30 days after the general election, the next Parliament must be sworn-in. His powers were also contained so that he does not keep you out there indefinitely. You will have gone through elections and I am sure villagers will be harassing you in your homesteads. So, you would want to be in Nairobi. That is why the Constitution provided that within 30 days you must be sworn-in. The Salaries and Remunerations’ Commission (SRC) provided that you cannot begin earning unless you have been sworn-in. Previously, Members would begin earning from the date they are gazetted as having been duly elected. So, we had to strike some balance. It is one of those interesting things. Let us have the Hon. Member for Mvita, Chairman of the Public Investments Committee (PIC). Just like the Hon. Majority Whip has done, I will allow the Hon. Chairman of PIC to table some document so that we go to Order Nos. 5 and 6."
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