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    "id": 191615,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you raised three points. Indeed, the hon. Member for Ikolomani had three 1490 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 1, 2008 matters. On the first matter, I do recall the Chair ruling that he will be given the opportunity to interrogate the Ministerial Statement. I think that is the position. But in view of the fact the Minister is not here, I want to tell the House that as I speak, the Prime Minister is chairing a Cabinet Sub-committee which is dealing with the totality of these issues. That is why I want to really seek the understanding of the House that the Minister cannot be here. On the second issue, which I think is the most important really, the hon. Lesrima, who is the Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, has just informed me that he has come back this afternoon from Maralal. I think that either him or the Minister himself will be able to come and issue a clarification on what his taking place at the Administration Police Training College. The third point regards the issue that the country is really waiting to hear what is the truth about the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel. I just want to restate what I have said; that the Prime Minister is currently chairing a Cabinet Sub-Committee. I believe the Government will be able to issue a Statement immediately after that Cabinet meeting this afternoon. Therefore, I think that it may be good for the House to, first of all, await that Statement. More importantly, since the Business of the House cannot be held hostage by what the Government side is doing, the House Business Committee will meet this afternoon. The only difficultly I have is that you seem, yourself, to have given notice on behalf of hon. Kombo and Dr. Khalwale, which I consider, if you allow me, a little unorthodox; that the Chair actually gives notice---"
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