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    "content": "recommendation from the Board and the approval of the House. For those who are, therefore, arguing that we swore allegiance to the President, and we did, it does not mean that we, therefore, disobey the Constitution. In fact, we swear a twin oath, namely, allegiance to the President and the Constitution. Therefore, the Constitution is greater because it is the one that sets up the institution of the Presidency, Parliament and any other arm of the Government. Therefore, if the President goes against the Constitution, as an act of allegiance, we are obliged to let him know so. I hope and trust that each Member will find or summon enough moral courage to say that this is a new beginning and the President needs to know that he exercised the authority wrongly. This afternoon, it has been posed by a Member whether this is a country that practises the rule of law. The Speaker said that this country is definitely governed by the rule of law. I want to say that a country that is governed by the rule of law respects the law, the citizens and the Executive, including the Chief Executive who is the President. It will be against the rule of law for the President to continue with that appointment knowing very well that it is irregular. This is not a game of words. It is a very serious issue and it ought to provide a turning point for us. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been embarrassing because there are three or four other appointments that have been made recently. Those now insisting that those appointments are regular have been on record to condemn the attempted removal of the Managing Director of Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBs). That is what I am calling ethnicization of debate. You cannot accept it just because the person involved is from your backyard, and refuse the other one because you want to protect the Executive. It has to be wrong in all cases because the law has not been followed. I am calling upon Parliament to rise above any partisan considerations and declare those appointments wrong by adopting the Report. With those many remarks, I beg to support."
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