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    "id": 359296,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I am saying these things because we need to end this debate which seems to be gaining momentum. The debate on who is senior or junior; or who is upper or lower is gaining momentum. The Constitution is even clear that the Speaker of the National Assembly is the Chair of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). That was not by accident. Article 107 of our Constitution talks about Joint Sittings of Parliament. When the National Assembly sits jointly with the Senate, the presiding Speaker is the Speaker of the National Assembly. So, without belabouring the point, let us proceed with this matter of committees, aware that this House holds a very special position in the Constitution and in the management of the affairs of this country. As we proceed to constitute these committees, I really look forward to a scenario where we shall forget those differences and proceed to run the affairs of this House in the best interest of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support."
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