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    "id": 1515966,
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    "content": "this was an invitation to the Whips to invoke the provisions of Standing Orders 19A and 20 on the submission of freshly elected party leaders. 2. What were the implications of the judgment of the continuity of the business of the House, noting that the court expressly declined to grant the prayers sought by the petitioners to declare Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, as the majority party and Kenya Kwanza as the minority party? 3. Whether the judgment rendered the constitution of the House Business Committee, which is the core business at the first sitting of the House in a new session, impossible. 4. Whether the judgment rendered the transactional business of the House impractical and, if in the affirmative, whether any intervention ought to be made so as to facilitate the National Assembly to continue discharging its constitutional responsibilities. 5. What were the specific findings of the court in the judgment in question, and what is the effect on the proceedings and resolutions of the House in the pre- judgment 13th Parliament? 6. Whether the judgment affects other facets of the House that are determined by the relative majorities and coalition agreements, such as the deputy party leaders, whips, chairs, chairing and membership of all House Committees, membership of the Parliamentary Service Commission, nominations to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission selection panel, and the Commission on Revenue Allocation. 7. Whether the Speaker is a Member of the House and how this relates to his political rights and party affiliation and how the role of the Speaker in the House relates to the principle of impartiality. 8. Whether certain aspects of the judgment violated the doctrine of separation of powers by constituting judicial encroachment into: (a) The internal affairs of the Legislature contrary to the spirit of Article 124 of the Constitution that empowers each House to regulate its own procedure and then the attempt by the courts to prescribe a procedure for the Houses may stifle the ability of the House to discharge its constitutional mandate. (b) The powers, privileges and immunities accorded to the House and its membership by Article 117 of the Constitution, in matters done by Parliament officially in the furtherance of its constitutional mandate, will attract personal liability. While contributing to the debate, Hon. Mwengi Mutuse tabled a letter dated 30th January 2024 from the Register of Political Parties indicating that the Maendeleo Chap Chap had exited the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party with effect from 25th January 2024. On her part, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gladys Boss, submitted that upon receipt of the judgment, while discharging the role of the Speaker in the absence of the Speaker who was out of jurisdiction, she instructed the Clerk of the National Assembly to seek information from the Registrar of Political Parties with respect to the status of membership of the 21 parties represented in the House in any coalition and to request for certified copies of the relevant coalition agreements. At the conclusion of the debate, the Deputy Speaker tabled a response from the Registrar of Political Parties referred as Request for Information on Coalition Agreements dated 11th February 2025. Annexed to the response were certified copies of coalition agreements relating to: 1. The Azimio la Umojo One Kenya Coalition Party. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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