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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am truly delighted with the speed at which we are moving this morning. On a cautionary note, but pleasantly, I hope the fact that we are all one big House, and no Opposition, is not the motivating factor. That is because some of these issues are, indeed, fairly delicate and sensitive. As I said, in these days of change, perhaps, one could also be forgiven for wanting to join issues at every stage of these deliberations. However, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, the debate on any Motion for the Adjournment of the House to a day other than the Next Normal Sitting Day shall be limited to a maximum of three hours with not more than five minutes for each member speaking; Provided that, when the period of recess proposed by any such Motion does not exceed nine days, the debate shall be limited to a maximum of thirty minutes, and shall be strictly confined to the question of the adjournment. This, again, is a fairly normal matter. Shortly, we will be adjourning for the Easter break and, normally, a Motion of Adjournment has to be moved. However, where we have Adjournments under Standing Order No.20, where hon. Members would want to stand on a matter of urgent national importance, that is when we have to speak on the issues that such an hon. Member would want to have highlighted. That is when we have that proviso. I am sure that this is the main reason why we have to make a distinction between the normal Adjournment where, for instance, we have 58 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 12, 2008 to go on a long recess, and Adjournments that are just under nine days. Normally, hon. Members might want to give notice to the Chair when standing on a Motion of Adjournment to discuss matters under Standing Order No.20. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, this is a purely procedural matter and I hope that my colleagues here will approve this Procedural Motion. I beg to move."
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