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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, based on these provisions, it is very clear that for any hon. Member who is not a Speaker or Deputy Speaker, to preside over the proceedings of Parliament, that authority must be exercised with the approval of this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would urge that the Chair finds that in the absence of this House approving any other hon. Member to preside over the proceedings of the House, then it is unconstitutional, illegal and contrary to our Standing Orders. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if that is the case, then you should, therefore, find that all the rulings that have been made by any Speaker who is not the Speaker or Deputy Speaker, who was elected; hon. Kenneth Marende, or hon. Farah Maalim, respectively, have been illegal and, therefore, should be expunged from the records of the House from the times and all the periods they have been made. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very weighty matter. This Provision of the Constitution is actually copied verbatim from the former Constitution. Therefore, the argument that this House has been saved from certain provisions of the Legislature, then it does not invalidate my argument because that is the way it was even in the former Constitution. That ruling needs to be made for the Temporary Deputy Speaker presiding today to continue exercising the authority of the Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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