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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. Fortunately or unfortunately, you have a sharper mind than mine. You have taken much out of my thunder. I wanted to make reference to the long title, but since you have made reference to it, I will save time. I would like to make reference to the interpretative part of it, Clause 2, which is contained in page 1209 defines what a retired Deputy Prime Minister is. It is contained in the Bill. Therefore, the contention that we have that it is not contained in the Bill is moot in itself. The fact that they are opposing hon. A.B. Duale’s proposal--- It is contained in the Bill signed by hon. Ng’ongo, which reads as follows--- I want to read for clarity and to remove any doubt at all. “A retired Deputy Prime Minister, means a person who, having held the office of Deputy Prime Minister, has ceased to hold office as such in the manner specified in the Constitution.” Hon. Speaker, our law is very clear, particularly the common law. In equity, if you come to equity, you must come with clean hands. Hon. Ng’ongo’s hands are not clean. He has defined “equity”. I am not saying this is not equity, because you have defined it yourself. Secondly, the question of the amendment of hon. Ng’ongo seeking to delete Clause 3 in its entirety comes within the purview of Clause 114 of the Constitution as a money Bill. He has not subjected his proposal to scrutiny as required by Article 114 of the Constitution. Let me read it for the benefit of doubt. Article 114(3) says:- “In this Constitution “a money Bill” means a Bill, other than a Bill specified in Article 218, that contains provisions dealing with – (a) taxes; (b) the imposition of charges on a public fund or the variation---” 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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