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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My contribution is going to be very brief. All I want to bring to the attention of this House is the importance of the Motion, both in the manner in which the hon. Deputy Speaker has moved it and the manner in which the Chief Whip has supported it. I really want to tell this House that this adjournment is necessary to give us enough time to consult and have a concurrence on how we shall appoint the House Business Committee. It is not the House Business Committee in terms of individuals, but a House Business Committee in terms of procedure. Laws are about procedures and are independent of the persons they affect. This is because, when laws are followed properly independent of our subjective feelings, we have good governance. What has been demonstrated in this House today is that this House needs, on this particular issue, to live to the spirit and letter of the National Accord. The National Accord says very clearly, that it is between two parties who signed it so that peace and good governance could return to this country in a Coalition Government that shall exist for a period of five years. During that period, the letter of the National Accord is very important in guiding the governance of this country. That is why the National Accord is very clear. We understand that there is a Constitution that assigns power to the President and all organs of the Government. However, for the time being while this Grand Coalition is in existence, certain procedures must be followed so that we can create political space to undertake certain reforms. As we begin to establish a very important committee of this House, and wait for your ruling on who the Leader of Government Business is, it is important that we go out there and consult, so that all of us are fully aware of the meaning and implications of the National Accord in the context of the reforms that we want to undertake. This is so that we do not come back to this House on Tuesday, not understanding what we are doing."
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