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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I take with a light note what Hon. Chris is saying. I hear there is a Luhya media called whatsapp, a Luhya Whatsapp where Sen. Khalwale is reading the Order Paper and the debates which have not taken place. I am surprised by the point of order raised by the Deputy Whip of the Majority Party. Yesterday the Leader of the Majority Party and I walked to your seat and asked you if it was possible for us to get consensus on what was before us, which was the extension of the time for constitutional Bills. We met. It is good to inform Members that we met in Hon. Katoo ole Metito’s office. We met for a long time to try to find a solution that would carry us all along. May I hasten to add that many Members have not addressed themselves to Article 261 of the Constitution of Kenya. That Article, if I may inform them, says that if we do not enact these legislations by 27th of August, which is next Thursday, the President must dissolve Parliament and an election must be held. The new Parliament must enact the Bills within three months. We then sat as leadership and Hon. Washiali was busy with the fertilizers issue which we understood. He asked for leave to participate in Parliament. We said that if we want to reach a consensus and have at least 233 Members, we must get out of the Order Paper controversial things. The sugar matter is controversial. In a meeting in your office when we came to inform you about it, Hon. Washiali came. The explanation he is mischievously seeking on the Floor of the House, he got in your office. This sugar thing has turned sour, and so people are calling each other names. We pleaded with our brother that in order for us to move forward, as a Parliament, we must first of all lessen the load on the Executive to make a decision whether to send us home or otherwise, and then we give Members an opportunity, as we have done since 2010, or since we had the new 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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