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    "id": 744155,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheboi",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi",
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    "content": "offices. The amendment also provides that the petitions for removal of persons from commissions and independent offices shall not lapse at the expiry of the time of Parliament. The Standing Orders were also amended to create clarity on financial procedures and generally to provide for matters not currently provided for in the Standing Orders and, in particular, the powers of the House to summon persons to appear before it pursuant to the provisions of Article 125 (1) of the Constitution and make provisions for how Members should seek permission to be away. As I conclude, allow me to state that this House will agree with me that, although the task of reviewing the Standing Orders was not an easy one, the Committee did a relatively good job and I would like to thank every Member who participated in the review process. As the term of this House ends tomorrow, we will certainly leave a legacy of having undertaken a comprehensive review of Standing Orders which will assist the next House to operate more effectively. Let me take this opportunity to wish my colleagues the very best as they go and fight it out at the grassroots for seats. It is not a very easy task. I wish them all the best so that they can be happy participants of the next 12th Parliament and, therefore, enjoy some of the benefits of these Standing Orders that they, themselves, helped to effect. Hon. Speaker, I also wish you all the best as you take the short leave from tomorrow. I also wish that you take the opportunity to become the Speaker in the next Parliament. I wish you all the best as you also wish us the best. For the independent members, I do not wish you too much because I am a victim of the independents. May the best persons win from whichever constituencies. I believe we are likely to see a surge in the number of independents in the next Parliament. I am told that in the Ugandan Parliament, they have close to 50 independent members of parliament. That is why the Member for Kibwezi was very active today together with Hon. Gumbo. I hope it will not get to that magnitude in this one, but I wish all the Members all the best. I beg to move. I ask the gracious lady from Kibwezi to second. She has been a very active Member of that Committee."
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