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    "id": 231792,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "This has been the practice and tradition since 1903, when Members not in Government coalesced around Mr. William Messi, the then leader of the Reform Party and elected him as their leader. Three, it has been settled throughout the Commonwealth Parliaments that the Official Opposition Party is the party with the largest membership in the House, whether on its own membership or through a recognized parliamentary coalition structure. Hon. Members, on 8th April, 1993, the Chair was invited to make a ruling on the position of the Leader of the Opposition. The Chair noted that the provisions of Standing Order No.2 do not mention the Leader of the Opposition, but only defines the \"Official Opposition Party\" as the party consisting of not less than 30 Members, and where there are more than one party with 30 Members, then the party with the largest number of seats in the House shall be deemed to be the Official Opposition Party. Similarly, on 30th November, 1993, the Chair again was invited to guide the House on the same matter of the Official Opposition Party. Then, two Opposition parties, namely FORD(K) and FORD(A), each had 30 Members in the House. Though the Chair never got the opportunity to give guidance as one of the Members of FORD(A) defected to the then ruling party, KANU, it was of interest that the number of presidential votes obtained by the leader of each of the parties could have been taken into account in determining who the holder of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition would be. Hon. Members, the essence of this reference, in my view, was not based on the principle,"
}