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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "If I remember very well, when we were taken through the training when we were in Mombasa, we were told clearly that in the presidential system, there is no Opposition in this House. So the Leader of Majority Party seems to have forgotten what we were taught when we were in Mombasa. We were told so many things and normally in other jurisdictions, we have a hybrid system where you can do some amendments to suit a situation. By allowing the Cabinet Secretaries to come here, we are leading a good example of national dialogue. This is because we have been having a lot of disconnect between the Legislature and the Executive. As hon. Pukose, my neighbour has clearly put it, once we have put this linkage, it will avoid the misunderstanding, the kind of impeachments that are coming. If you look at the Constitution, it says that it is gross violation of the Constitution. So you wonder how you would measure these issues of gross violation. Is it because somebody has been transferred or what has happened? So,. what we are trying to put across is that in the spirit of teamwork; in the spirit of national dialogue, this was supposed to have been done yesterday. The proposal of starting business at 9.30 a.m. every Wednesday, we normally go for spiritual nourishment to help this House as we debate. We do everything for the common good. And because of the issues of coming in at 9.00 a.m. we have been trying to shorten our fellowships. It will also be a good opportunity for the Members of Parliament who go for fellowships on Wednesday. It will also allow more hon. Members to come and we will have quorum. As you know, the Bible says that where you are two or three together and you put God first, he will be in your midst. As we debate in this House, we need spiritual nourishment. We come from different sides of the House but as The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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