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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Shebesh",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose the Motion. In an endeavor to accommodate a situation where we find ourselves now as the Eleventh Parliament, the leadership of this House has gone out of its way to accommodate each other. But even as we accommodate each other, we must change these Standing Orders in a way that they reflect the true letter and spirit of the Constitution; and that they will serve the interests of other parliaments beyond the Eleventh Parliament. Therefore, I want to plead with the Mover of this Motion that the language that is used even before we go to the intention of it is not a language that fits into our Constitution in relation to our Standing Orders which, of course, consults the Constitution heavily. This House has a Whip of the Majority Party and a Whip of the Minority Party. Therefore, when we start by changing the terminology “minority” just to suit two committees, it would, therefore, mean that we would also call the Whip “a Whip of the party that does not form the Government.” It becomes superfluous and, for me, it is not tidy. But, fundamentally, it does not follow the spirit and the letter of the Constitution; neither does it deal with posterity. I think as the leadership in this House, we will strive to do what is right as we bring this amendment. So, I am begging the Mover of the Motion to understand that perspective and, please, just withdraw that amendment, so that we can move on."
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