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    "id": 1230161,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also have my say on this matter as much as it relates to the other Coalition. You are aware that we are one House irrespective of what coalition we support. I draw your attention to some of the issues raised. The letter that the Leader of the Minority Party has written is pegged on Standing Order 20(a). You have alluded to the provisions of our Constitution under Article 36 and Article 38 in your Communication. They are on our individual rights and political rights. As you make your considered ruling, I invite you to weigh the weight of what are constitutional rights granted under our Constitution vis-à-vis the provisions of that Standing Order 20(a) that the Leader of the Minority Party pegs his letter on. It is there and it is a constitutional principle that any statute, regulation or any subsidiary law, including Standing Orders, that is not in congruence with our Constitution, remain null and void to the extent of that inconsistency. What happens if our own Standing Orders under 20(a) do not grant a Member of this House the fair administrative process as granted under Article 47 of the Constitution? If you care, Article 47 of the Constitution provides for the right to every person - including Hon. Sabina Chege - the right to lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative action. It, therefore, behoves on the Leader of Minority Party and the Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party to prove it to the House that, that fair administrative process that is procedural, legal and reasonable has been afforded not just to Hon. Sabina Chege, but all Kenyans."
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