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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.55 (3) (e). Standing Order No. 55 (3) (e) requires that a request for a Statement should not repeat in substance any matter covered in a prior request for Statement responded to and so on. In raising this point of order, I want to buttress the point that has been put forth by the Chair of the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a Member of the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing which is seized with a Petition on the same subject. The distinguished Sen. Chute, was in the same delegation that I was in, where we met the Governor of Mombasa, the members of public and the developers in Buxton and he was sitting to my immediate left. If a similar matter is currently before another Committee, it cannot be a subject to debate, that is pursuant to Standing Order No.55. If you also look at Standing Order No.100, which states that matters before a Select Committee should not be referred to. The only area where I disagree with all the speakers who have spoken, is the part where they are insinuating that the Speaker has already made directions on which Committee the matter should go to. The procedure in this House is that once the Statement has been read by a Member, it is the Speaker to give directions on the Committee to which the Statement should be sent. For those who are imputing that the Speaker has already decided that this matter is going to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), I think they are anticipating the decision and ruling of the Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having listened to the sentiments of Members, reservations of the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing and contributions of other Members of the same Committee, that you shall exercise your power under the Standing Orders. I hope that the Committee that is currently seized of the matter will address this particular Statement. I urge the Members of this Committee to take very seriously what the distinguished Senator for Kakamega has said. He has given certain prescriptions on how the interest of the public and the citizens and residents of Mombasa should be safeguarded. I believe that the Roads, Transportation and Housing Committee, with the competent membership of Sen. Chute, Sen. Tobiko, Sen. Wambua, Sen. Sifuna and Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi, will provide responses to the questions raised by Sen. Chute. It is in your power and hands at this point to direct that this Statement be sent to the relevant Committee which is the Roads, Transportation and Housing Committee."
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