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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
    "speaker_title": "The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with my friend, hon. Chanzu, who had occasion to serve with me in previous sittings; I think we were together in the 5th, and I suppose the 6th Parliaments. Clearly the matter that he raised with regard to making sure that all the Members of the Cabinet including those who do not sit in the Cabinet but strictly for purposes of Standing Orders, a Minister includes an Assistant Minister; that they will also be reading from the same script. I want to assure him that we will be communicating the seriousness of what I have just read. I want to commend the Assistant Ministers and Ministers because I notice tremendous improvement over the last few weeks since the Fourth Session started. I see that there is a seriousness of purpose demonstrated by the Front Bench with regard to answering of questions and also taking seriously the matter of Ministerial Statements. I see tremendous improvement here and even from the point of view of the HBC, we have taken serious note of that. My friend, Dr. Khalwale, thinks that I am casting aspersions on the integrity, indeed the ability of the Chair to determine which is a proper Ministerial Statement and a question. I think I was just volunteering information. I do not think it has ever occurred to me that I would want to challenge the ruling of the Chair. I think for my long history in this House, I have serious regard for the Chair, this being understood that I actually sat where you are as deputy for five years. I think I am fairly conversant with the rules of procedure. Once the Chair has made a ruling and even hon. Waititu’s Question will go in as a request for Ministerial Statement, Obviously that will stand. But I think that we need to also give time to the Chair because even before you go before Mr. Speaker to ask that he allows you to ask or request for a Ministerial Statement, I think it behooves you also to be able to know that actually you can ask a substantive question. I am sure the Speaker will equally be pleased and the House will also be pleased. Depending on the urgency and the gravity of the matter, you can ask that question to take the category of a Private Question. Hon. Affey has raised a fairly important matter as well. I want him to know that when he was out of the country we had to oblige. This matter of the Indemnity (Repeal) Act which he takes Mr. President has acted upon, was listed for debate in this House and because he was out of the country, we could not. I think he actually left a specific request. Similarly the Attorney-General, who was supposed to present this matter before the House, is also out of the country. I am sure the 21 day rule may have to be applied with a bit of flexibility, but we are taking the matter with all the seriousness it deserves. Thank you!"
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