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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruto",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the Leader of Government Business to Standing Order No.198 which says- “There shall be select committees to be designated Departmental Committees which shall be nominated by the House Business Committee and approved by the House at the commencement of every Parliament.” At no other time are you empowered – I want to inform the House - to bring fresh names. As of now, could the Leader of Government Business confirm to this House whether the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs is still in place and that you have not rescinded the decision of the House by a simple sitting of the House Business Committee and that it is still the duty of the House to rescind or not, its own decisions. I would also like to draw the attention of the Leader of Government Business to Standing Order No.176 because it was raised by the Whip. It states:- “A vacant position occasioned by the resignation, removal or appointment of a Member to the Government shall be filled within seven days after the National Assembly next meets.” Those Members who have resigned should actually have been replaced within seven days, according to the Standing Orders. The word “removal” does not award the Leader of Government Business or the whips authority to do the removals. This is removal when someone has been absent four times consecutively in a committee. No other removal is envisaged by the Standing Orders. Could the Leader of Government Business be very clear on this? Even as we speak today, the Committee is legally in place. He has no powers to remove them."
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