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    "id": 1339909,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1339909/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue being raised by the Leader of the Minority Party can seemingly be a very legitimate matter, if the purported circular… Hon. Junet said that he saw it in the streets of Nairobi. I did not see it there. I had the privilege of Hon. Opiyo Wandayi sharing with me a bunch of papers which do not have the Government’s letterhead. Therefore, I cannot ascertain whether this is a circular from there. Secondly, he has said that it was signed by Mr. Felix Koskei. Indeed, these bunch of papers have the name of Mr. Felix K. Koskei without a signature. Therefore, I am constrained as to whether, to begin with, these papers are admissible in the House. We should not comment on issues that are not before the House properly. If Mr. Felix wants to effect anything in Parliament, he can do so only through a properly documented process in line with the laws. It is true that the Head of Public Service cannot direct Parliament. When I read through this bunch of papers, because I can peruse them quickly, there is absolutely nothing touching on Parliament. It talks about cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries and delegations accompanying the President, the Deputy President and the Prime Cabinet Secretary. Paragraph (v) talks about the governors of the county governments. Because it is good to be factual, it says that delegations headed by governors of county government shall not exceed three persons, including the governor as the head of the delegation and shall remain guided by the tenets of Circular No.OP/CAB.1/7A of 26th January 2015. This is eight years ago, when Hon. Opiyo and I were first-time Members of Parliament. We do not have the benefit of sharing that particular circular of 2015 to know whether it came from the summit between the governors and the Executive. Therefore, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I request you to rule that these bunch of papers are inadmissible."
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