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"content": "Hon. Members, there is no, so to speak, âSiamese twinsâ relationship between these offices. There is no requirement in the Standing Orders or any other law that the Leader of Government Business be a Member of the House Business Committee or its Chairperson. It might be reasonable and convenient, but it is not a legal requirement. Before I make my final ruling, let me make good my promise to report to the House the result of my initiative to seek audience with His Excellency the President and the Right hon. Prime Minister with a view to reaching a consensual and amicable settlement to the matter of the membership and chairperson of the House Business Committee as well as the Leader of Government Business. Hon. Members, before I do so, let me make it clear that the office of the President of the Republic of Kenya is a very high office and an institution deserving of every respect and courtesy. The President is the Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya. The office of Speaker will at all times accord to this office the esteem and respect that is owed to it. I further note that the office of the Prime Minister as enacted in the Constitution has important constitutional functions and is an office deserving of every respect and courtesy. Again, the Speaker shall accord to this office the esteem and respect that is owed to it. The organs and institutions of the Republic must be accorded due respect and dignity. It is, therefore, the earnest hope of the Speaker that this ruling and any other ruling or action of the Speaker in the exercise of the Speakerâs functions shall not be construed as derogating from that esteem or respect."
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