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    "id": 714825,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you Hon. Speaker, I am rising on Standing Order No.40. This is on the sequence of proceedings. This morning we had a discussion, which began with the Hon. Speaker’s Kamukunji . We were talking about the law on elections. We reached a point where we felt this House was at a point of agreeing whether to proceed with this Elections Law or not. Hon. Speaker, from the Order Paper I can see that, that particular Motion is listed as Order No. 13. I was requesting that the Hon. Speaker invokes Standing Order No. 40(2) which states that: “Business shall be disposed of in the sequence in which it appears in the Order Paper or in such other sequence as the Speaker may, for the convenience of the House, direct.” I was asking, for the convenience of the House, that this particular Motion be brought to Order No.9 immediately after Order No. 8 so that we transact Order No. 13. Hon. Speaker, this is informed by the fact that this matter has attracted national interest. Hon. Speaker, remember that in the morning we witnessed some kind of drama, especially with regard to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We wanted to understand the position of the Chair of that Committee regarding whether that matter had been debated at the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Hon. Speaker, later on, I will request that you look at this matter clearly so that this House is clear on whether the matter was debated by the Committee and if it was, we will then proceed. If it was not---"
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