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    "content": "expect from the Speaker, when he is the same who chaired the Rules and Business Committee that approved this Motion? So, that route collapses. Madam Temporary Speaker, the second route, which you must resist, is that you would be attempting to give political parties and /or coalitions, an opportunity to approach and request the Chair to help them sort out their internal issues. You were with me in the Parliament that was chaired by Speaker Ole Kaparo, when he ruled that matters of political parties cannot be drawn into the Plenary and should also be sorted outside the Plenary. Again, you were there with me in the last Parliament. This kind of heat came when we nominated Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). It was a big fight and Speaker Marende ruled – the record is there to prove – that the House has made a decision and that was the decision of the House. This matter only came to be revisited when the aggrieved party approached the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) and fought a very big battle outside the soil of the Republic of Kenya in the EACJ. The only reason why they went to the EACJ is because we were dealing with a matter pertaining to the membership of the legislature of the EALA. For matters pertaining to a national institution like this, there is nowhere else that anybody would want to go to if you are not satisfied with the Speaker. Maybe, we would want to choose to go to the High Court where we have gone before and we have defeated Jubilee. It is because we always go when we believe it is right. Let us forget this, humble ourselves and let oversight to be strengthened in the country. We should not hide in membership of committees. Finally, I do not wish to impute any improper motive on the Senate Majority Leader but the fact that he supported this Motion during the sitting of the RBC, maybe he owes this House an explanation. He should make full disclosure who this person outside this Senate is, who has now prevailed upon him and told him: “Go and oppose that which you were part of in creating.” I oppose."
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