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    "content": "Indeed, and as noted earlier, the 14 Members have written to me distancing themselves and their parties from the Azimio Coalition and have called upon Hon. Speaker to recognise their coalition agreement with Kenya Kwanza with respect to the business of this House. I also noted the verbal representation made by some of the 14 Members during the debate on this matter on Tuesday, 4th October 2022. Hon. Members, I started by noting the sentiments by Hon. John Mbadi on the fact that the Members comprising the leadership of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party was not in contention. Indeed, no objection was raised during the debate on the issue of either proposing an alternate line up or the allusion to the existence of any other coalition comprising any parties with representation in this House. Having addressed the question of who between the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition is entitled to appoint the Leader of the Majority Party, allow me to discharge my responsibilities under Standing Order 19A(4) and 20(4) with respect to the leadership of the House in the 13th Parliament. Hon. Members allow me now to address the House on the fate of the letters received from Hon. Jeremiah Kioni, the Secretary General of the Jubilee Party, which I mentioned in my Communication on Tuesday, 4th October, 2022. The Jubilee Party, and indeed, any other parliamentary party is at liberty to designate its party leaders and whips by dint of the provisions of Standing Order 20A which provides for the recognition of parliamentary parties. Specifically, the Standing Order provides that a parliamentary party has the right to designate a leader and Whip of the party in the House for purposes of the transaction of the business of the House. However, in parliamentary practice, the House frowns upon any purported communication emanating from “strangers” especially if the matter relates to the internal organization of sections within the House. This is intended to ensure that the House only 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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