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    "content": "you humbly declined to do so and let debate on it to go on. So, let me add my voice to the issue. I do not want to even fight the admissibility of Article 107 of the Constitution of Kenya in this case. Even if Article 107 was operational, I would like to refer hon. Mbadi to the same Standing Orders he has been referring to. Standing Order No.10 says: “10(1) At the commencement of every session, or from time to time as necessity may arise, the Speaker shall, with the approval of the House, nominate four Members (not being Ministers) who shall be known respectively as the First, Second, Third and Fourth Chairperson of Committees, and who shall be entitled to exercise all powers vested in the Chairperson of Committees, including the Powers as Deputy Speaker---“ Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what does a Deputy Speaker do, and what are the powers of a Deputy Speaker? If the powers of the Members of the Speaker’s Panel are equivalent to those of the Deputy Speaker, why would hon. Mbadi not find that the Standing Orders articulate that Members of the Speaker’s Panel are as good as the Deputy Speaker, and that they can function as the Deputy Speaker? Standing Order No.4 talks about the election of the Speaker. I want to cite paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, which say:- “4(1) A Speaker shall be elected when the House first meets after a general election and before the House proceeds with the dispatch of any other business. (2) If the office of the Speaker falls vacant at any time before dissolution of the National Assembly, no business shall be transacted by the House until the election of a new Speaker.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no business which is more important than the election of the presiding officer of this House. I want to show hon. Mbadi and the House the hierarchy in which the Standing Orders place Members of this House. Standing Order No.4(3) says:- “The Deputy Speaker shall preside over the election under paragraph (2) but if the Deputy Speaker is a candidate, a Member of the Speaker’s Panel shall preside.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Members of the Speaker’s Panel have been elevated to a position where they can preside over the election of a Speaker in this House, in what other better terms does hon. Mbadi want the Standing Orders to articulate the fact that Members of the Speaker’s Panel are as good as the Speaker, and that they can serve in the Chair? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I request that you find the arguments by hon. Olago and hon. Mbadi not convincing enough in order to dissuade you from leaving the Chair, so that we can conduct today’s business, which we are eagerly waiting. So, I urge that you rule them out of order."
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