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    "id": 255358,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kariuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kariuki Mirugi",
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    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I seek your guidance with regard to the Report that has just been laid before the House. This is an issue of law and I would like to seek your direction on it. Section 11 of the Public Audit Act, 2004, empowers the Controller and Auditor-General to transmit special audit reports to the Minister who should lay them before the National Assembly within seven days. The Special Audit Report by the Controller and Auditor-General on passport issuing equipment was before this House. It was debated by this House and a resolution of this House rejected it. No new March 28, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 95 audit report since then has been laid on the Table of this House. Therefore, it is my submission that there is nothing to lay on the Table until there is compliance with the law. Mr. Speaker, Sir, once a resolution of the House is a rejection, unless it is rescinded by a Motion, the same matter cannot be brought before the House for debate. My authority on this issue is Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 22nd Edition, page 368. It is a substantial issue of law. That resolution of the House has not been rescinded. Consequently, we cannot purport to lay on the Table another report before that resolution has been rescinded. Secondly, the other issue that relates to this report is---"
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