Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 447117,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/447117/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 122,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
        "slug": "samuel-kiprono-chepkonga"
    },
    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 83 as read together with Standing Order No. 230. As you know, on 3rd June, 2014, you did commit to a Committee a petition that was forwarded to this House by Mr. Wafula Buke, petitioning the National Assembly to remove IEBC commissioners from office. That petition is pending before the Committee of Justice and Legal Affairs. Further, you did communicate to the House that the report of the Committee should be tabled by or on the 17th of July 2014. We have noted, as a Committee with concern that there is a caucus that you approved. I would not have raised this except that you approved a caucus here that includes hon. Members of Parliament. Standing Order No. 86 is very clear and it is binding on all hon. Members; if it was being raised by someone who is not an hon. Member of this House, I would not have raised it. Hon. Members need to acquaint themselves with the Standing Order; it clearly states that no hon. Member shall make reference to the substance of proceedings of a committee before the committee has submitted its report to the House. There is a purported attempt by a caucus of some hon. Members here to deal with issues of IEBC. I want to help them on what the Constitution states. Article 2(2) it says clearly that no person may claim to exercise State authority except as authorized under the Constitution. Article 3(1) of the Constitution states that every person has an obligation to respect, uphold and defend the Constitution. The Petition was brought to Parliament and referred to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, pursuant to the Constitution. There is no other body that can purport to acquire powers that have not been assigned to it by this Constitution. 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."
}