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"speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now you can understand how he does--- If he does not know what a point of order is, how can he understand the Constitution? Section 17(1) says:- âThere shall be a Cabinet consisting of the President, the Vice-President and other Ministers---â. If I may just pause there, a Cabinet consisting of the President is a creature that does not exist in the Constitution. So, do not take Ministers for granted. They are there by dint of Section 17 of the Constitution and not to sit as passengers in the Cabinet. Section 17(2) says:- âThe function of the Cabinet shall be to aid and advise the President in the Government of Kenya.â So, if the President requires me to be collectively responsible for his decisions, it is presupposed that my advice must be sought. But if the advice of hon. Musila, who I normally call the Provincial Commissioner (PC) because I respect him for being a good PC--- If he was acting by not interpreting the Constitution and the law clearly, he would be in a lot of trouble. But he was a good PC. The collective responsibility requires consultations. In this Parliament, we cannot act alone. We must act together. Finally, my point is this: I am a Member of this Parliament just as other Cabinet Ministers are hon. Members. My first duty is to defend and protect the Constitution as a whole. Not selectively like those who are living in the past when there was an imperial Presidency and when the word âPresidentâ is mentioned, they feel that God Almighty has come back to earth. That is not the position in Kenya today. It is a Government by the Cabinet."
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