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    "id": 994466,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/994466/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
        "slug": "david-ouma-ochieng"
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    "content": "cannot be allowed to unwittingly break the law. I would, therefore, request your ruling on the following: (i) whether, in view of Article 10 of the Constitution, Members of the National Assembly can be excluded from membership of the Committees of the Assembly because they belong to non-parliamentary parties; (ii) whether, in view of the provisions of Standing Order No.174(2), a Member of Parliament belonging to a non-parliamentary party is entitled to allocations and to serve in aselect committee; (iii) whether, in view of the provisions of Standing Orders No.174(2), a Member of Parliament belonging to a non-parliamentary party must caucus with or affiliate himself or herself with majority and minority parties to get allocation to serve in a select committee; (iv) whether the allocation and my service in the Departmental Committee on Health is a donation by the Majority coalition where my party, MDG, is neither a Member nor an affiliate; (v) whether the minority coalition can discharge me from the membership of the of the Departmental Committee; and, (vi) whether the Committee on Selection has acted equitably in allocating me to serve in only one select committee while other Members of Parliament serve in up to three Committees. Hon. Speaker, I believe your determination of this matter will set the record straight in a way that will make the rules clear for the future. Thank you."
}