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    "id": 98229,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point of order that has been raised by the hon. Member is of crucial importance to this House. I say this because the Akiwumi Report was presented before this House by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), which Commission you chair. If an hon. Member of this House who was supposed to debate the Report in this House goes out there and says that the Government is using the same Report to bribe hon. Members of the House, in effect he is saying the Executive is using the PSC, which you chair, to bribe Members of Parliament. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the integrity of the Chair or the Speaker of the Kenya National Assembly is at stake. I think it is high time that the Chair reigned on the populist statements coming from some of our colleagues who are supposed to debate in this House. However, when Motions are brought before this House, they are perpetually absent. Some of us remain behind to debate these Motions. When we finish, they go out there to use them in political rallies. I want to add another incident; two weeks ago, we passed another Motion which was moved by Mr. Mututho. An hon. Member of this House and a senior Member actually, went to a public rally and castigated the Members of this House for legalizing"
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