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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, in line with the President’s constitutional obligation, His Excellency the President has requested, through you and your colleague the Hon. Speaker of the Senate, to address a Special Sitting of Parliament on Thursday next week on 31st March, 2016, so as to outline the State of the Nation Address in relation to values and principles of governance as elaborated in Article 10 of the Constitution. Secondly, the state of the nation’s security as provided for in Article 240 and finally, for the President to give the status in fulfillment of the international treaty obligation under Article 132 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. So, the extension by one week will not necessitate a recall for a Special Sitting. Ideally, we were supposed to leave this Thursday for 10 days. If that was the case, then on Thursday next week, the two Speakers would have had to recall both Houses and, more so, for the National Assembly because I am talking about the Calendar of our Assembly. For us not to allow Members 10 days to be uninterrupted, the Short Recess of 11 days will begin on 1st Friday to 11th Monday of April, 2016. Members should also note that this option was agreed on yesterday at the Kamukunji and was affirmed by the House Business Committee (HBC) in its sitting last night Tuesday, 22nd March, 2016. So, it is a small matter. It is procedural. We have agreed in the Kamukunji that, instead of leaving this Thursday, we shall have our 11 days recess beginning next week so that the Hon. Speaker does not have to recall the House for just one day. Since I am not seeing the leadership from the other side, I am forced to look for my colleagues in the House Business Committee and the person directly in front of me is Hon. Makali Mulu to second."
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