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    "id": 153425,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Monda",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Onsare Monda",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, my attention has been drawn to the adverse mention of my name by an hon. Member of this House, namely Hon. John Mututho during a programme of the Kenya Television Network (KTN), where I had no right of reply in discussing the accusations nor participated in the debate of a matter that was subject in the House. The hon. Member made the remarks about me during a KTN Leo news bulletin subsidiary programme, Mahojiano, of Friday, 15th May, 2009. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you can recall, the report on food security and maize shortage in the country was tabled, debated and concluded in the House. It followed the House rules and procedures, and was concluded as per the dictates of this House. The hon. Member, in an interview with the said television station, and in contravention of the Standing Orders, discussed “the conduct of another hon. Member, and by extension, the conduct of the institution of Parliament in the execution of its core business of debating issues that affect Kenyans. The insinuations made by the hon. Member were regrettable as they seemed to be indicative of a House full of corrupt Members of Parliament who vote not on their conscience but through inducements, which he needs to substantiate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the said programme, the hon. Member went ahead and accused me, because of my contribution in seconding the amendments to the Report on Food Security and Maize Shortage in the country. He named me as the Member of Parliament who was doing politics on the Report because I seconded the Motion seeking to amend the contents of the Report. Further, he indicated that he had written to the Speaker, seeking that disciplinary action to be preferred against me by the Powers and Privileges Committee of this House. He went on to adversely mention my name, without allowing me a right of reply, and against Parliamentary procedures that require hon. Members not to discuss matters of the House in a prejudicial manner outside the House. In fact, the news anchor asked Mr. Mututho to desist from discussing another hon. Member, who was not present and to restrict himself to the issues under discussion. His comments were intent on deliberate attempt to malign my name and image before Kenyans. The comments now jeopardize my work in the House as well as my Membership of the Departmental Committee. Press reports published on Friday, 15th May, 2009, said it was clear what my level of contribution to the debate was. Mine was to second the amendments as a Member of this honourable House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I may quote, part of media reports of last Sunday go as follows: “Mr. Monda seconded the amendment” and went further to say: “By adversely mentioning the Prime Minister, his family and Personal Assistant, and failing to invite them to shed light on the matter, the Committee had not done its job well.” That is only part of what the media reported. On Sunday, 17th May, 2009, Mr. Mututho, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives, was once again in the Press, where he was quoted saying: “The integrity of some hon. Members is doubtful. There should be thorough investigations in the conduct of some MPs. Their body language"
}