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    "id": 675248,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The matter before us is serious. The issues concerning the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that took some of our colleagues to the streets are now back to Parliament. It is now within the confines of the leadership of both Houses. Whether it is under the Joint Select Committee or the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the matter is with us. The two Committees can sit. We will sit in the House Business Committee (HBC) and sort out this issue. The matter before us is bigger than our politics within Committees. We have given Hon. James Orengo and Hon. Kiraitu Murungi the privilege to be Chairmen of the Joint Select Committee, just like we have given the Member of Parliament for Ainabkoi Constituency. They are not superior to Hon. Chepkong’a. We do not need to bring this matter to the House. In fact, Hon. James Orengo, Hon. Kiraitu Murungi and Hon. Chepkong’a should have a cup of tea at the Parliament lounge and sort out the issue. We have brought people from outside to look for the solution within 30 days. If the three leaders sit, with the support of the leadership of the House and our two Speakers, I am sure we will deliver within 30 days. As the HBC, we have decided to suspend all the legislations concerning electoral reforms at the Third Reading. They can be discussed at the Second Reading, where it is not a big deal. But we will suspend all of them at the Third Reading. When the Joint Select Committee comes with the relevant amendments, then they will be included in the Bill at the Third Reading, where their inputs can be carried on board. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you must tell us in your communication that there is nowhere in the Standing Orders that, if certain Members of a political party withdraw their membership, it will cause a collapse of the function of Parliament. Parliament has an overall role to oversight, represent and legislate. If Hon. Duale decides not to come to Parliament, it does not mean that its oversight role is curtailed. The matter is important. As you give guidance, I am sure we will sit down as the leadership of the House and give what the Kenyan people want within the provided 30 days."
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