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    "id": 518929,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "on this matter. If you are going to do a ruling on this, you also need to apportion responsibility to leadership. One of the things that hon. Midiwo has raised about the leadership of these watchdog committees, which are being led by the coalition in the Opposition, is a matter that was debated during the Standing Orders. Whereas in the past the leadership of the Opposition would be in the House, now we are dealing with those who are unable to make it to the House. This is because the presidential candidate in the Opposition is not here. So, for you to say that it is the leadership, then it was your responsibility to take hon. Nyenze to PAC or PIC and then expect him to be elected, not for you to come back and say that because the Standing Orders do not allow you, you would not be able to have your leadership there. Sort it out administratively by having your leaders in the Committee. They do not necessarily have to change the Standing Orders. Hon. Speaker, you will remember that in the 9th Parliament when President Uhuru Kenyatta was the leader of the Opposition, FORD(P) presented hon. Magara. He defeated President Uhuru Kenyatta and we did not change the Standing Orders for President Uhuru Kenyatta to be the chair in the next year. He was in that Committee and the members were impressed by him and they elected him. So, sort it out. Bring the person you want in that Committee rather than ventilating about Standing Orders which you have powers over."
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