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    "id": 532085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "(2) If a Member has sufficient reason to convince the Speaker that the Member is unable to substantiate the allegations instantly, the Speaker shall require that such Member substantiates the allegations not later than the next sitting day, failure to which the Member shall be deemed to be in disorderly within the meaning of Standing Order No. 107 (Grossly disorderly conduct) unless the Member withdraws the allegations and gives a suitable apology, if the Speaker so requires.” It came to my knowledge that some Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives made allegations about money that was supposedly given out. It is in public domain that there are allegations of about Kshs60 million or Kshs4 million that was allegedly given to an individual or to the Committee as a whole. The Committee had a meeting and most of the Members were displeased before the President gave his Speech. At the meeting of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, the Members who made the allegations were asked to substantiate and they indicated that for various reasons they were not happy with the Report. One of them made an allegation upon which the other two Members then hinged on to claim that Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives were given money. They have since apologised to the Committee and withdrawn the allegations. We even called a Press conference, but unfortunately it was not covered because it was overtaken by the excitement of the President’s Speech. Hon. Speaker, I call on you to make a ruling. In circumstances such as that where Members, upon which we presume the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission relied on, have since withdrawn and apologised to the Committee, what then happens? What should be done? I would want to raise it also in relation to Standing Order No.216 in relation to Departmental Committees. It is long and I will not read it, but it articulates the role of Departmental Committees and the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives is one such Departmental Committee. I would want you to rule on the issue of individual responsibility as against corporate responsibility. I want to rely on Articles 10, 19, 47, 49, 50, 73 and 75 of the Constitution of Kenya. I want to read that together with the Leadership and Integrity Act. I will only sample some of them. Article 10, which has been canvassed before, is on values. If you look at the values, it is express on individual terms. Article 19 on the Bill of Rights is also in individual terms. All of them are on individual terms. I want to just look at Articles 73 and 75. I have explained the others because of lack of time and I do not want to go deep into them. Article 73 is on responsibilities of leadership. “73. (1) Authority assigned to a State Officer-"
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