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    "content": "In this regard, the conduct and statements attributed to the Leader of the Minority Party, including the wild aspersions cast on the person of the Speaker, leave a lot to be desired and are a stain on the privilege and prestige of the institution of Parliament. The Hon. Speaker takes a very dim view of this kind of unproductive and unhelpful conduct. Hon. Members, going back to the matter at hand, you will recall that my predecessor, Speaker Kenneth Marende, was faced with a similar situation in April 2009 during the 10th Parliament. At the time, President Kibaki had appointed his Vice President as the Leader of Government Business in this House, which prompted the then Prime Minister to write a letter to the Speaker appointing himself to the same position. This resulted in an impasse that threatened to paralyse parliamentary business. In his ruling, Hon. Speaker Marende broke the deadlock by adopting an interim measure that resulted in the Chairperson of the House Business Committee being occupied by the Hon. Speaker. Additionally, the Hon. Speaker tasked the Joint Government chief whips to run the affairs of the Government in the House. He threw the ball back to the President of the then Prime Minister to solve the impasse. The Hon. Speaker will not shy away from the reality that two factions of the Jubilee Party are tearing each other apart. They are unfairly dragging him into their wars of supremacy. However, to the extent that both factions collectively and separately have a stake in the conduct of parliamentary business., I am inclined to exercise the powers conferred upon me by Standing Order 1 to facilitate the continuity of the business of the House until such a time as the competent authorities make a final determination with regard to the disputes relating to the affairs of the Jubilee Party. In summary, Hon. Members, I guide the House as follows: That there currently exists no bar against the decision made by the Minority Party to replace its Deputy Whip."
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