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"content": "On a point of information, Hon. Speaker, Sir. I want to appreciate the contribution of my former school mate, hon. A.B. Duale. But it is critical that we put facts before this House because this House will always be guided by facts. I am on record, on 9th January this year, to be the only Member of Parliament of the last Parliament to have moved an amendment. That is because I foresaw a number of provisions in these Standing Orders as not being in tandem with the new Constitution. One was having the Speaker as the chair of the House Business Committee when that is supposed to be the preserve of the majority leader. They were also having the Speaker as the chairman of another committee while that again is supposed to be the preserve of the majority leader. That, notwithstanding, my friend hon. A.B. Duale made an illusion that, indeed--- If you read the Standing Orders, every Member is expected to serve in a committee through selection by a party and this is what Standing Order No.176 says. That is in line with what hon. Nyenze has just suggested - to withdraw Members from the committees. If that happens, then it means that the moment you receive notice from the minority leader that so and so has been recalled, that Member cannot serve in that particular committee. That is what Standing Order No.176 (1) and (2) say:- â(1) The parliamentary party that nominated a member to a select committee may give notice, in writing, to the Speaker that the member is to be discharged from a select committee. (2) The discharge of a member shall take effect upon receipt by the Speaker of a notice under paragraph (1).â"
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