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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also add along the line talked to by hon. Ruto. Something unusual is happening and we have to use your Chair to stop it. We have had two resolutions in the House Business Committee (HBC) that in the time remaining, we shall only deal with Bills that have a bearing on elections or the implementation of the Constitution. Further to that, businesses appearing on the Supplementary Order Paper from No.18 to No.21 have never been discussed in the HBC. So, somebody is busy trying to commit an illegality and we are not going to allow it. I sincerely without casting aspersion, see what somebody is trying to do. If you look at businesses on Order No.25 to No.27, they deal with money. This is serious. We had an argument. In fact, just to inform the House, the Chairman of the HBC was chairing the HBC and when he attempted to put Order No.27 on the Order Paper, we had an exchange and he even walked out of that meeting. These are heavy commitments that we are trying to put on the Government as we go for elections. It is very important to note that this House cannot deal with business which has not been deliberated upon by the HBC. What is the urgency? Why can we not follow our own rules and our Standing Orders once we say that we will only deal with Bills which have a bearing on the implementation of the Constitution or the upcoming Elections? I beg you to prevail upon the Deputy Leader of Government Business to do the right thing, so that this House can avoid lawlessness."
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