{"id":158664,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/158664/?format=json","text_counter":94,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Murungi","speaker_title":"The Minister for Energy","speaker":{"id":93,"legal_name":"Kiraitu Murungi","slug":"kiraitu-murungi"},"content":"The issue we are discussing, about the appointment of the Leader of Government Business in the House, is covered by Standing Order No.11. The relevant Standing Order reads as follows:- “Appointment of Leader of Government Business and Government Panel. 11. (1) The Leader of Government Business shall be appointed in accordance with Standing Order No.2.” Standing Order No.2 reads as follows:- “The Leader of Government Business means the Minister designated by the Government as the Leader of Government Business in the House.” The only test that we should apply is whether there is a Minister who has been designated by the Government to be the Leader of Government Business in the House. In my very humble submission, the Government has designated a Minister to be the Leader of Government Business in the House. As the Speaker, you have accepted the Government’s appointment of the Leader of Government Business in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is in our knowledge that you are in receipt of a letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki appointing---"}