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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Deputy Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, hon. Members! First, I want to thank the Members who have contributed to this, starting with the hon. Abdikadir, who is the Chair of ClOC, basically, disputing the role of the Government in this business that is on the agenda and, especially, the role of the Minster for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, whose absence seems to be the major issue why we may not proceed. Hon. Mbadi has raised the issue of Standing Order No36(2), and said that failure to dispose of this business today is causing serious inconvenience to the House. Messrs. Ogindo, Baiya and Ms. Karua also contributed on issues on--- There was anticipation even on the Constitution that the Government might not take this business seriously. That is why it established certain organs like the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), and pronounced the Attorney-General better than any other organization. Having considered that, I, therefore, feel as the Chair that one, the time to raise the issue about the mandate of Government in this agenda was the time when the Leader of Government Business was actually making the pronouncement itself. That time, the points of order were not on whether it is Government business. It was just that the Government was delaying the business. So, I think we would have addressed that matter at that particular point. It would have been convenient for the Chair then not to have deferred the matter. So, it is the understanding of the Chair so far, until this matter you have actually raised now, and which I believe is very legitimate, that this matter was put under Standing Order No.38(1) in terms of Government agenda. So, the Government has the prerogative--- The words in the Standing Orders are very clear: “Shall dispose the agenda.”"
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