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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I really do not know whether our rules have changed that we can now at will refer to reports from the media. However, be that as it may, I request the Speaker that if this matter is supposed to be debated, I think the leadership of CORD can meet with the Speaker to express the concerns and reservations. This is because we have a lot of issues to address and making the plenary debate whether the party has been sidelined or not, in my view, is not the right way to go. If there were genuine concerns from hon. Rachael who sits in the Speaker’s Panel, I think she should have requested you to invite the leadership of CORD so that we can openly and with ease discuss with you some of the concerns that the CORD coalition may be having; some of which I do not think could be right. By the end of the day, you are the Speaker of the National Assembly and we need to respect you. So, I do not think it will be right to discuss this matter here in the plenary because this amounts to discussing your conduct in the House without a substantive Motion. It is wrong if you allow the Leader of Minority Party to start saying how you have been muzzling the CORD coalition. That in essence is discussing the conduct of the Speaker and that can only be done through a substantive Motion. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I think we need to respect our rules even though we may be offended by some of the comments that come from the opposite side. So, I request you that you do not allow such a debate unless there is a substantive Motion to discuss the conduct of the Speaker. Thank you."
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