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    "content": "Hon. Members, the Chair notes that the debate we have before us right now is on the fact that a Committee as well as a section of Parliament here believed that the President violated the law. We cannot be debating a situation in which the debate goes on as to whether or not the President has violated the law, when Parliament openly violates the provisions of the Constitution. I take a lot of pain in this because this is one thing that the Chair did make an effort. Be that as it may, I am reminded that there is a tradition that when the debate on the death of the late J.M. Kariuki was on the Chair allowed Ministers to oppose the Government without indicating on the Floor of the House whether they have resigned or not. It is morally, in the opinion of the Chair, repugnant for Members of the Government to have the best of both worlds; to be Government in the Executive and exercising power as part of the Executive and at the same time, to come and play as Backbenchers here who are supposed to hold the Government accountable for its actions. Be that as it may be, the Chair---"
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