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    "id": 829053,
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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, there is nothing for you to communicate on this matter. There is no issue for the Speaker to decide. There is a problem with the county assemblies across the country. It is good that people read the chapter on integrity and, more so, the Code of Conduct of a State officer in Articles 75, 76 and 77 of the Constitution. The onus is on the political parties to crack the whip and discipline rogue leaders. Even this House is under obligation to show the county assemblies how to behave. It is good to discuss this matter widely. As we discuss the behaviour of the county assemblies, we must also reflect on how we behave at certain times in this Chamber. We cannot talk about other people. Looking at what is happening in the county assemblies and what happened during the passage of the Finance Bill in the National Assembly, they are learning from us. Remember how you behave is anchored in the Constitution and the Standing Orders. Some of us here are pastoralists. We have hot blood. Some of us are union leaders, others are top notch CEOs, others were politicians and, maybe, they were councilors, and others are businesspeople. The moment we enter through that door and when we are within the precincts of Parliament, our lives change. I agree with Hon. Junet. He is very concerned about what is going on. I do not want to discuss the Senate but I have a number of reservations with regard to that House. There are 15 serious Government Bills which have stuck in the Senate for the last one year. I have no apologies to make to the leadership of the Senate. Why do I say so? When a Bill is referred to the Senate, they can disagree in totality with the Assembly and then we meet in the Mediation Committee, which is provided for in the Constitution. If we disagree with the Senate, we do not sit on their Bills. We amend as we choose. The Constitution has provided a mechanism where a Committee from the Senate and one from the National Assembly meet to agree. There are a number of issues which are pending in the Senate. I do not know whether part of their mandate is to discipline hon. Members. Before we look outside the precincts of the National Assembly, during the 10 days that we will be on recess - if the House agrees with us tomorrow - let us do some soul-searching as Members of Parliament. Hon. Mbadi was telling me last week that the Speaker of Homa Bay County Assembly and the Mace are both missing. Those running the Assembly made their own Mace. You can imagine. When we have chaos in the Chamber, I tell Members of Parliament that the symbol of unity of the House and sitting is this Mace. You do not touch it. If we break this Mace, the House might end up being dissolved. I am told there is a wooden Mace in Homa Bay County."
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