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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musimba",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "maintaining courtesy of language towards other Members in debate and proper decorum as befits your stature. Utterances to the contrary compromise the sanctity, sanity, integrity, competence and respect for the rule of law in Parliament, discipline and order in the House. Our National Assembly does not exist in a vacuum, but is part of a greater part of Commonwealth legislatures around the world. As is the case, we have representatives in the Pan-African Parliament. We are collectively responsible for the discipline and order in the House. We shall be judged for the quality of our service and how we relate within and out of the House. Standing Order Nos.98 to 112 provide remedies to the Speaker as to anyone who breaches these particular provisions. This brings Parliamentary image to the lowest echelons possible and, indeed, threatens the powers, privileges and immunities that have been accorded to Members of this esteemed House. The hon. Speaker is aware that the right of freedom of speech comes with responsibility of preserving the trust of the House and upholding the sanctity of the National Assembly. For this to be watered down, what will our people hope towards? This is because we are, indeed, the last line of defence. In order to protect the integrity of the National Assembly, it is necessary to give a fair hearing to all Members. To show bias in selection of who shall contribute to debates dilutes the voice of the representatives of this nation in House matters or issues where the Member might differ in opinion. Recognising legitimacy of a voice, however small, is loud and echoes to eternity. With regard to the role of our Liaison Committee and Chairpersons of Committees, the people of Kenya gave the Jubilee Administration, led by His Excellency the President and His Excellency the Deputy President, clear majority in both Houses of Parliament and by extension the authority to govern this nation. Within this House, it is commonly referred to as the tyranny of numbers where each of the 30 Committees of this House enjoys a clear majority by the Jubilee Coalition and the leadership of all the Committees and more so, in the Liaison Committee established under Standing Order No.217. This Committee, which comprises all the Chairpersons of Committees in conjunction with the Speaker’s Office is responsible for operations of all Committees, their planning and Budget allocation that goes with it. Therefore, when the hon. Speaker avers in a Communication that Committee Chairpersons and Members are corrupt he is saying, in essence, that the Jubilee Coalition and the leadership led by His Excellency the President, who was duly elected, are corrupt. This is because Chairpersons and Members of Committees are nominated by the coalitions to serve in the Committees."
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