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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njoroge Nani Mungai",
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    "content": "Let us now come to the allegations that the County Assembly was also out of time. You were referred to the County Assembly Standing Order No. 82(2)(b), which says:- “A Special Motion shall be disposed of by the assembly within 14 calendar days.” What was not read is the beginning of Standing Order No. 82(2), which says” “Unless the Constitution, any written law or these Standing Orders specify a lesser or further period---” Now, with regard to the Motion, there is a specific Standing Order that provides a different time from the 14 days; that is Standing Order No. 84(5) of the Kiambu County Assembly. It provides that the first step is that there is a notice that must be given. It then says:- “Upon the expiry of the seven days after notice is given, the Motion shall be placed on the Order Paper and shall be disposed of within 14 days.” Therefore, you have two timelines; the first is that you give a notice, and you cannot take any action until the expiry of seven days from that notice. Then after the expiry of the seven days, the proceedings must then be concluded within 14 days. If you look at the timelines that were set out in terms of what happened in the County Assembly, the notice was given on the 3rd of December, 2019, under Standing Order No. 84(5). Therefore, from the 3rd of December, the seven days lapsed on the 10th of December, 2019. Therefore, the seven days were from 3rd to the10th. December, 2019."
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