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    "id": 158756,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/158756/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, most of the issues have been highlighted by those who have contributed before me but where we need to look at this matter is the issue of who has the power to appoint the Leader of Government Business. Provisions of the law have been specifically quoted but there is a generalization that people have been making as to what the National Accord says vis-Ă -vis the Constitution. The National Accord did not remove other powers of the President that are in the Constitution except those specific powers given to the Prime Minister to supervise and co-ordinate Government activities. In fact, the National Accord says that he will do those duties and any other duties that may be given to him by the President. So, if the President chose to appoint the Prime Minister as the LGB there would be no problem. But as along as the President has not appointed him, even if he wished or desired to be, he cannot be until the President appoints him. That is the law! So, if the President decides to fire the Vice-President from that position tomorrow--- I am told he has already appointed him - if, in his wisdom, he decides that he wants the Prime Minister to serve in that position tomorrow, nobody will question him."
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