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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Division of Revenue Bill, which is very important to the county governments, is also with the Mediation Committee and we hope to deal with it before 30th of July as per the deadline. I hope this break will give Members time to meet with their constituents, constitute and sit with their Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) committee members and look at the figures allocated to them. I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the National Treasury for giving Kshs2 billion to our very gracious 47 women Members of Parliament and increasing by Kshs10 billion our CDF kitty. I hope now our ladies will not walk again out of the Chamber protesting. They will never say again: “Mutava must go.” I want to confirm that Mutava has now become the Chair of the Peace and Tranquility Committee both in Parliament and outside Parliament. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know that this House on Wednesday 11th June 2014 adopted the Report of the Procedure and House Rules Committee on the review of Standing Order No.44 on Statement and Actualisation of Provisions of Article 153 of the Constitution. This occasions a number of changes including Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) appearing before the House to present reports and answer questions. The first batch of those requests for reply from the CSs will commence on 16th July 2014 after our short recess. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, I want to appreciate and thank the Majority Whip, the Leader of the Minority Party, the Minority Whip, the Chairs of various Committees and above all, all our Members of Parliament and the staff under the able leadership of the Speaker and his Commission and the Clerk for making Parliament achieve the intended mandate as per Article 95 of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, finally, we have ten days. It is the holy month of Ramadhan. It is a month of peace and for those who respect Islam and the holy month of Ramadhan, we are giving them an olive hand of peace. We are telling them that let us respect the month of Ramadhan. Let us respect our Muslim brothers and sisters so that we maintain peace and tranquility in our country. We need to move forward. We need dialogue to be done within the confines of the Constitution. Saba Saba. We remember the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Group (IPPG), Ufangamano, I am sure Reverend Timothy Njoya is watching me wherever he is, Koigi wa Wamwere, the Right former Prime Minister, my good friend and lawyer James Orengo and all those who fought for Saba Saba. The fruits of that Saba Saba is the Constitution of Kenya 2010. That is what we fought for. That ended up with the Saba Saba . Monday should be a day of reflection. It should be a day when we should go to visit Kenneth Matiba in South Coast or in his home. It is a day we should go and thank those who shed blood. It should be a day to remember those who fought so that we can get this gracious and important document called the Constitution of Kenya 2010. It is a day of reflection and peace. 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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