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    "content": "This now brings me to the submissions made by Hon. Opiyo Wandayi on the significance to be attached to the response of the Registrar of Political Parties, which he also tabled in the House on Tuesday this week and any subsequent communication from the Registrar. It will be recalled that the distinguished Member for Ugunja submitted that the Speaker has no other role apart from conveying information contained in the letter by the Registrar to the House. You will agree with me that this view is untenable for two main reasons. Firstly, Section 10 of the Political Parties Act 2011 is clear that coalitions are not cast in stone. They are evolving arrangements that can occur both prior to and after an election. The Registrar has shied away from making a determination on the post-election status of the existing coalitions in light of the submissions made by part of the membership of this House and letters written to me by a number of Members relating to post-election coalitions. The Speaker ought not to be a conduit for this indecision in so far as it has the potential of curtailing the business of the House that is an important constitutional arm of the national Government. Secondly, you will also agree with me that the assertion by the Hon. Member for Ugunja is flawed on account of the history I have given to the House relating to the rationale of introducing Standing Order 2B. It is, indeed, an established parliamentary practice that the Speaker is not a mere conveyor belt of information. The Speaker must apply his mind to any communication or document before it is presented to the House or admitted for use in the House. This is important in order to comply with the Standing Orders of this House and to protect the dignity of the House."
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