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    "speaker_name": "Gatundu South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. GG Kagombe",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand advised. I know that in this House we have the representative of the opposition, who is the Leader of the Minority Party. I agree with our system of Parliament right now. I know it may be beyond Parliament to change the system of governance as it is stipulated in the Constitution. However, we know where the opposition takes its instructions from. Most of the times, even the Leader of the Minority Party is at pains explaining instructions that are being given to him from outside this House. My suggestion would be that we form an office of that person who vied in the presidential election and became second and give him an office where he can articulate his issues within the Constitution. That does not call for the change of the system of governance that we have to go into a parliamentary one, but it allows the first runners up in a presidential election to have an office. This is because he has a lot of support and many at times, we find that this person had about 49 per cent of the people. In as much as we say that in a democracy the majority will have their way and the minority will have their say, the second runners up in an election has a lot of support and the people who supported him also need to feel that they are represented in Government. So, we shall sit in this House and the committee that shall be in charge of this will formulate a way of having the Office of the Leader of Official Opposition inside Parliament. This will enable him to bring Bills in Parliament. Even if the leader of the official opposition is going to be appointed by the party that has the minority, and he will not necessarily be the one who had vied for presidency, then it will be so. That office shall be created and they shall have recommendations that will be listened to and considered by this House."
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