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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Order! Order, Mr. Githae! Hon. Members, I have listened and, indeed, considered the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Laikipia West and supported by other hon. Members, including hon. Lee Kinyanjui, hon. Bifwoli Wakoli and to some extent, the hon. Member for Bahari, although the concern for the hon. Member for Bahari was slightly different. The essence of the point of order is that the House Business Committee has not complied with Standing Order No. 159 of our rules. Hon. M embers, if I may read that Standing Order in extensio provides that:- “Unless otherwise provided by any written law or the Standing Orders, the House Business Committee shall, in consultation with the parliamentary parties, nominate for approval by the House Members who shall serve on any Select Committee.” As I understand the position to be where we are, it is that the mover of this Motion, who is the Leader of Government Business, has stated in his contribution while moving the Motion that consultation did take place. So has the seconder who is the Joint Government Chief Whip. Four hon. Members have subsequently differed with that position. The Chair, obviously, has no way of knowing who is stating the truth; whether it is the Leader of Government Business and the Government Chief Whip and maybe, even the hon. Member for Bahari or the hon. Members who have a different view or argument. Indeed, the Chair will not be drawn into that debate."
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