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    "content": "Order, Hon. Members. Thank you, Leader of the Minority Party, for your spirited statement. I agree with the facts. As you have said, you wrote to me. That is true. I brought the matter to the Floor. That is true. I allowed debate. That is true. I promised a ruling. That is true. But I did not give a date for the ruling. That is also true. Subsequent to that, I recall seeing you on television, beyond the debate, talking animatedly about the same matter, which was out of order but I did not bring it to your attention. I have listened to you and I want to assure you that the Speaker is not going to be part of any parochial politics. The Speaker is not going to be part of the management of any affairs of any party or coalition. But the Speaker is also enjoined in the oath he took to protect and defend the Constitution, and will do so without any fear, favour or prejudice. The ruling that you are seeking is in its final stages by the team that works with the Speaker, that is, the Office of the Clerk. It is equally true that it will be delivered. I can assure you that I will deliver it tomorrow. You will get its content and outcome, so let us not be unnecessarily agitated. We want to have the House run with decorum. You as the Leader of the Minority Party have confessed on the Floor that you have been away for some time. Indeed, I asked about you and your Whip, because I would love to see vibrant debate and presence of leadership. You are the leaders of the House that hold your members together on the Floor of the House. When you exit the Chamber, they follow you. I encourage you and your deputy, who is here more often than yourself, that all of us should be here. I encourage you, Hon. Members: There is a walkway out there; we have good gardens in Parliament. You can picket out there. Please give this House the dignity and decorum that you carry for the people of Kenya."
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