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    "content": "Standing Order No.178 is a general statement, but Standing Order No.212 makes it very clear. Allow me to read concerning the CPAIC. Standing Order No.212(1) states:- “There shall be a Sessional Committee to be known as the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee. (2) The County Public Accounts and Investments Committee shall consist of a Chairperson, who shall be a member of the second largest party or coalition of parties in the Senate, and not more than eleven other Senators.” Which is the second largest coalition in this House? It is CORD. That is why we are in the minority. So, member number one is the Chairman. However, the statement then goes on, after the comma, “and not more than eleven other Senators.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to persuade the House. That means that the Chairperson has already been counted and shall be from the CORD Coalition. Then, the eleven new Members to be shared; Jubilee will have the majority of the eleven, which is six by simple arithmetic and CORD will have five. So, when you take the Chairperson plus the five from CORD, it is a total of six. The wisdom of Standing Order No.212, therefore, is that, today we will have a Committee that will comprise of six CORD Members and six Jubilee Members. I wish to read these names. Sen. Wamatangi, I wish you appreciate my seniority. ( Sen. Wamatangi spoke off record)"
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