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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Order, Hon. Members. Take your seats. I have a Communication to make in pursuance to what you have just voted on. Take your seat, Hon. Mathenge. You are too tall to be upstanding for too long. Hon. Members, following the Resolution of the House to establish a Select Committee to investigate the allegations contained in the Special Motion for the dismissal of the Hon. Franklin Mithika Linturi as the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, I wish to guide the House on the process that will follow now that the Select Committee has just been appointed. As you are aware, the Committee will be involved in Quasi-Judicial proceedings. In this regard, it must operate within the requirements of the Constitution, relevant statutes and the provisions of our Standing Orders. For avoidance of doubt, I wish to guide the Select Committee that the Committee should hold its first meeting today at 6.00 p.m. During this meeting, the Committee is expected, among others, to elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from amongst its Members, agree on its calendar of events given the strict timeline applicable to the process, and adopt rules on the conduct of its investigation. The Clerk of the National Assembly has made arrangements for the meeting to be held in Committee Room 9. In its investigation, the Committee is expected to hear the Cabinet Secretary either in person, through a representative or both in person and through a representative. My predecessor, Hon. Justin Muturi, has previously guided this House that proceedings relating to the removal of persons from office are quasi-judicial in nature and require judicious attention and sobriety. I have instructed the Clerk of the National Assembly to formulate draft rules on the conduct of its investigation which accord with existing constitutional and statutory provisions on the principles of natural justice, fair hearing and fair administrative action. I urge the Committee to consider and adopt these rules to guide its operations. The Committee should prioritize affording a fair and adequate hearing to the Cabinet Secretary and any relevant"
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