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    "id": 1203210,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1203210/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Article 108 has been spoken about by my colleague, the Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. There is no doubt, indeed, that under Article 108 of the Constitution, both part 1 and 2, the Hon. Leader of Majority Party shall be the person who is the leader of the National Assembly of the largest party or coalition of parties. Those of us who were privileged to be in this House in the 12th Parliament will recall that we did make some amendments towards the end of that House. The Standing Order No. 1 provides thus: “In all cases where matters are not expressly provided for by these Standing Orders or by other Orders of the House, any procedural question shall be decided by the Speaker.” But it goes on to say in part 2, and this is very important: “The decisions made in paragraph (1) shall be based on the Constitution of Kenya, statute law--- I dare say, in this case, the Political Parties Act of 2011 as amended severally, including the amendment of 2022. Part 2 goes on to say: “---and the usages, forms, precedents, customs, procedures, traditions and practices of the Parliament of Kenya and other jurisdictions to the extent that these are applicable to Kenya.”"
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