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    "id": 1226405,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farah Maalim Mohamed",
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    "content": " Hon. Members, here is an issue that merits a communication from the Chair. Indeed, Standing Order 212 (2)(d) read together with (1) says: “(1) There shall be a select committee to be designated as the Committee on Regional Integration. (2) The Committee on Regional Integration shall— …” As lawmakers, I want you to understand the difference between “shall” and “may.” It continues: “… (b) examine the records of all the relevant debates and resolutions of the meetings of the East African Legislative Assembly; (c) examine the Bills introduced in the East African Legislative Assembly and Acts of the East African Community; (d) examine the records of all the relevant debates and resolutions of the meetings of the Pan African Parliament, the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly and other regional integration bodies; and, (e) inquire into and examine any other matter relating to regional integration generally requiring action by the House.” The House is now acting on the Report of the Pan-African Parliament. It is my considered opinion that these reports are supposed to be examined by the relevant committee – the Committee on Regional Integration – before it is brought to the Floor of the House. Although this ruling is being given belatedly, this is a matter that Hon. Wanjiku Muhia and her Committee should have raised on the Floor of the House for the Chair to give a ruling on. In the process, we have created almost a quasi -tradition of debating these reports before they come to the Committee, and that includes the Report that was tabled, debated and passed after the Question was put. Nonetheless, it is my opinion that a wrong is always a wrong, even if that wrong passed before. Under the circumstances, the debate on this matter is adjourned until such a time that the Committee takes …"
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