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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point is that these candidates found themselves in that list. If we were to reject this Motion, the way I am proposing we do, there will be no prejudice per se because the process will start afresh. If it starts afresh everyone will start at an equal footing. So, therefore, when we reject this Motion I am not saying that it will not have an effect of having these names adopted by this House. No. It will mean we shall go and start afresh. The Chairlady of that Committee yesterday argued that if we adopt this Motion those candidates appearing on that list are not going to be prejudiced. That is not true and I invite Members to read Standing Order No.49(1). It says: “No Motion may be moved which is the same in substance as any question which has been resolved (either in the affirmative or in the negative) during the preceding six months in the same Session.” So, the effect is that if you were for instance to start that process again and then all these names find themselves again in this House, one would argue that Standing Order No.49 is being violated. So, therefore in actual sense, it will be very unfair to these candidates. Another issue is that the Committee did not raise any issue to do with the integrity of the candidates. They never mentioned anything to do with integrity of the members. We passed--- 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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