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    "id": 994464,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order Nos. 1, 172, 173 and 176. On 29th of last month, I received a letter from the Office of the Whip of the Minority Party, which purported to communicate the intention of the Minority side of this House, what was referred to as the Minority Parliamentary Group meeting, to discharge me from the Departmental Committee on Health of this House. Hon. Speaker, I want you to allow me to request you to make a ruling on this letter I received. I do not have to respond to it, largely because I do not belong to the Minority or Majority side. I do not belong to the National Super Alliance (NASA); neither do I belong to Jubilee. This is something that was well publicised. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the party I belong to has been wondering whether I entered into a secret agreement with NASA in the House. They have been wondering whether the Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) party signed a secret agreement with NASA in the House without the knowledge of the party’s NEC membership. Hon. Speaker, allow me to address you on this matter so that it can be put to rest. The role of committees in any Assembly cannot be gainsaid. In fact, in 1885, this got Wilson to write about committees. He said that it was not far from the truth to say that Congress in session was Congress on public exhibition while Congress in committee rooms was congress at work. I find myself in a very unique situation – I am the only Member of Parliament of the party that I belong to. The question that arises is whether being the only Member of Parliament and, therefore, belonging to a party that will not be referred to, legally, as a parliamentary party, I belong to any committee? Can I be assigned to any committee? When this communication was made to me, there was live broadcast. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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