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    "content": "not get involved in electing chairpersons. What is important is to observe that the chairperson must be from the minority party. I have not received any communication that explains to me where the Chairman is. Therefore, the coalition that sponsored him is at liberty to commence proceedings under Standing Order 176 in the manner that I directed late last year about the process or, indeed, proceed to act as a coalition within the Committee. The coalition is at liberty to select any other Member from among its ranks to chair that Committee, if they feel that they have lost confidence in the current Chairman. That would be the correct procedure to follow. I may not say what may have been widely circulated as Hon. Chris Wamalwa would want to invite me to base my decision on. The coalition is at liberty. The Leader of the Minority Party is here. In fact, he is a ranking Member of that Committee. Ordinarily, he should have been the Chairman of that Committee. In the event the Coalition feels that the Chair is not meeting their expectations, they are at liberty to make whatever decisions. I cannot direct what the Committee should do or the Membership of the Coalition in that Committee may wish to do. Unless Hon. Keynan is here to speak for himself, it will be unfair for me to allow a debate that touches on his character without a substantive Motion. Therefore, I think any contributions on this one should avoid a situation of appearing to discuss Hon. Keynan as a Member of the House without a substantive Motion. Leader of the Minority Party, do you want to say something about that?"
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