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    "content": "Order, Mr. Nanok! You have made your point. Hon. Members, in a democracy there are three arms of Government which are independent from one another and inter-independent at the same time. There is always an effort to try to break the wall and shift the boundaries. The Chair does understand that this is a role which in all democracies, is the preserve of the Executive. Nonetheless, the Chair can only rule in accordance with the provisions of the Standing Orders. It is, indeed, a fact that needs to be understood. If the Government feels that Parliament is interfering in an area that is exclusively for the Government which is determining our foreign policy and the way we relate to other countries both in the region and outside the region, why did the Members of the House Business Committee (HBC) majority of whom are from the Government not oppose this Motion at the time when it was being passed? The Government has the majority in the House Business Committee. That said, the Chair can now rule in accordance with our Standing Orders. Standing Order No.79(1) states:- “Neither the personal conduct of the President, nor the conduct of the Speaker, or any judge, nor the judicial conduct of any other person performing judicial functions, nor any conduct of the Head of State or Government or the representative in Kenya of any"
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