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    "id": 512088,
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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. Ochieng, you do not need to shout. I think you can do better. Hon. James Orengo brought a Motion to the House following a Communication issued by the hon. Speaker ole Kaparo on 11th June, 1996 and 2nd July, 1996 regarding the Report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on a matter concerning the Goldenberg saga. The bone of contention was that the then hon. Speaker ruled that the name of the President be removed from the Report and substituted with that of the Government. Hon. James Orengo’s argument was: “We are not dealing with the person of President Moi but with the institution of the Presidency.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, I went through the HANSARD of that afternoon’s deliberations which was presided over by a great man from northern Kenya, the late Dr. Bonaya Godana, who was then the Deputy Speaker. When I compare that Motion with the Motion of my very good friend before I joined Parliament, hon. (Dr.) Musimba, the difference is that hon. (Dr.) Musimba’s Motion lacks substance and clarity. Why do I say so? My counterpart agreed. It talks about contemptuous, malicious and unfounded allegations against him. The Speaker of the National Assembly holds a very unique position in the Constitution. Article 127 gives him the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). Article 107 of the Constitution allows him to preside over joint sittings of the two Houses. Article 146(2)(b) gives him the position that, God forbid, in the absence of the President and the Deputy President, he assumes Office. So, the person we are discussing is not a person who has no powers within the Constitution. Secondly, the person we are discussing is the leader of this House. Hon. Muturi was elected and became a Speaker on 28th March, 2013 and took an oath. I went back and looked for his speech because this matter is a serious one. I looked for his speech and I picked what he promised this House and the country. If you allow, I will quote what hon. Muturi that evening. He said. “I will vehemently preserve the powers, privileges and the immunities of this House without which optimal performance could be greatly compromised. I also propose to defend and uphold the dignity of the House and to enforce uncompromised adherence to the Constitution, our laws and the Standing Orders in the management of the business of this House.” In my honest opinion, as a Member of Parliament for Garissa Town, hon. Muturi has lived to the oath that he took. Secondly, great leaders are not defined by the absence of the---"
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