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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we cannot sit here and pretend that the Government is composed of the President as Head of Government and Head of State with the Prime Minister as being appointed by the President. The reality of the matter is that we have two equal partners. One is Party of National Unity (PNU) and the other is Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). The other parties are appendages. However, that being the case, even common courtesy demands that if you have two partners, there must be some element of consultation. I do not know what is so difficult for President Kibaki and Mr. Raila to consult instead of subjecting Kenyans to all these worries and suspension. Why can they not just sit and agree? Yesterday, we suspended the House for consultations and we are coming back today and nothing has happened. Why? Because the two principal parties have failed to consult. By the way, this is going to continue even if we solve todayâs problem. The question of two principals consulting is going to continue. I do not even see why we are bringing you into this thing. It has nothing to do with you. You are supposed to be given the name of the Leader of Government Business (LGB) and the name of the Chairman of the Committee. There is nothing here for you to do. The two parties should go and consult and if there is any"
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