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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise at this Order on account of the decision which the Deputy Speaker made yesterday to assign the committees on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to discuss the matter do with Nairobi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had wished to urge you to review this decision. The Deputy Speaker exercised his powers under Standing Order No.1 which is only to the extent of making a decision on a procedural question. The decision that he made yesterday was not to do with the procedural question when he referred this matter to the two Committees. Secondly, I am worried about that. In the practice of this House, Motions of Adjournment never have resolutions, except a resolution of adjournment. The Motion is, ‘The House Do Adjourn.’ It means that if another resolution is made beyond the adjournment, then, we have gone beyond the exercise of those powers which is to adjourn the House for purposes of discussion of a definite matter of urgent national importance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would urge you to retire and look at this. I have the Practices and Procedure of Parliament booklet from Lok Sabha which has got similar procedures. It talks extensively on what happens when there is a Motion of a definite matter of urgent national importance. Secondly, I am bringing this issue because under the principal Committee, once one institution is seized of a matter, any other institution to delve into it can create anarchy. For example, the notice that was given through the gazette notice requires the Nairobi County Assembly to start public participation on Monday. This means that already public participation is going to take place on Monday. The Attorney-General and others are going to be called there. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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