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"content": "Order, hon. Members! Instead, with much regret and reluctance, I rule that the Speaker of the National Assembly who is under the Standing Orders an ex-officio Member of the Committee, shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee until such time as the Speaker shall receive the name of one Member consensually nominated by the Government for the position of the Chairperson of the HBC. Hon. Members, let me emphasize that this is a purely interim arrangement dictated by the current situation and the Speaker will be happy to give way to the chairperson as soon as one is nominated. While serving as the chairperson of the HBC, the Speaker shall have neither an original nor casting vote. The Speaker has no interest in any particular matter. The Speaker has no business of his own to bring before the House. Hon. Members, in reaching this decision, I have considered the procedures and traditions of a number of jurisdictions with similar circumstances as those of Kenya. In"
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