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    "id": 858045,
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    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Ahmed",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I rise to seek your direction on issues that touch on Standing Order No.42A, 42C(1) and No.216(5)(j). The reason for having Standing Orders in the House is to provide orderly conduct in the House for working well. As we are all aware, Standing Order No.42A is clear in the manner in which Members of this House are supposed to ask Questions right from the time they are posing the Questions, delivering a signed copy to the Clerk, where the Speaker approves and determines the Cabinet Secretary responsible for the Question and where the Clerk publishes the Question depending on the urgency. Thereafter, standing Order No.42C(1) is clear that the Cabinet Secretary shall provide physical and electronic copies as a reply to a Question at least a day before appearing before the Committee. Standing Order No.216(5)(j) is clear on how the Departmental Committee examines the Questions. It is unfortunate that there is blatant violation of the Standing Orders. Hon. Member for Eldas, Hon. Adan Keynan, who is also a Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), instructed a member of staff of the PSC, Mr. Jeremiah Ndombi, to write a letter directly to the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The letter, reference No.NADAPCORR/18/066, was dated 16th August 2018 and he received a response of the same on 29th October 2018 through a letter, Reference No.IEBCCON/1/16. As we are all aware, under Article 127(6)(b) of the Constitution, the Commissioners have a responsibility of appointing and supervising the staff. It is unfortunate that Hon. Adan Keynan has blatantly violated the Standing Orders of this House and the Constitution by giving unlawful instructions to a member of staff to write directly to the IEBC and decided to do things in his own way. It is clear that Commissioners of the PSC are appointed to provide effective and efficient services to Members of Parliament and staff in undertaking their functions. However, here is a case where the Commissioner has abused his office. He is threatening and intimidating staff and issuing illegal instructions. Above all, the blatant violation of the Standing Orders is clear. Disobeying the Standing Order is an indication that you do not believe in them. It is unfortunate that this is the longest serving Member… I am cognisant of the fact that this last term is in dispute, and before a competent court of law. However, it is unfortunate that due to his prideful power, he has decided to outrightly violate the Standing Orders."
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