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    "id": 1515801,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I received and read the court ruling carefully. I have also listened to the lawyers in the House. Surprisingly, starting with the first item—whether it is correct for you to remain as the party leader of FORD Kenya and the Speaker—I want to state that our Constitution is clear under Article 77(2), which states that appointed State officers shall not hold political party positions. However, you are not an appointed State officer, but an elected leader. I remember that my neighbour, Hon. (Dr) Pukose, was your chief agent. Many of us, including my brother the Senior Counsel Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo, voted for you. Therefore, we park it and we leave it at that. Across the border, your colleague, Anita Among, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, is now vying for a position in the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Dr Tulia Ackson is also an elected Speaker. So, there is nothing that restricts you from remaining the FORD-K party leader and being the Speaker at the same time. On the other issue of the Majority and Minority parties, I have read the ruling. The court has not come out clearly to interpret the law. Paragraph 508(iii) of their decision says: “An order of certiorari is hereby issued quashing the Hon. Speaker’s ruling or determination contained in his Communication from the Chair made on 6th October 2022 on the Majority and Minority parties in the National Assembly.”"
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