{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139666","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139664","results":[{"id":1413061,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413061/?format=json","text_counter":117,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, in line with the Adjournment Motion that has been moved by Hon. Sarah Korere, while you were away on other parliamentary business last week, Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal sought an adjournment motion. He stood under Standing Order 33(1) to move a motion on a matter of urgent national importance, as Hon. Korere has done. His Motion was in relation to the ongoing strike by doctors and other medical staff. It seems he was not granted an opportunity to discuss the matter despite having the requisite support in the House. I seek your indulgence to clarify that very important matter of national importance. We could not conclusively agree on the way forward on that day. Therefore, we left it hanging knowing very well that the Speaker would be back on Tuesday, God-willing, and we would get better clarification than what we went home with on that day. Hon. Speaker, as you know, matters of national importance are seasonal. A matter may be of national importance today, and it ends up becoming a matter of county importance 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"},{"id":1413062,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413062/?format=json","text_counter":118,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":"overnight, or of no importance. As you are aware, the strike by doctors and medical personnel has been ongoing for the last one month without any solution. This House deals with matters of concern to the people because, if we do not discuss those kinds of issues on the Floor of the House…"},{"id":1413063,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413063/?format=json","text_counter":119,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"You are now debating instead of raising a point of order."},{"id":1413064,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413064/?format=json","text_counter":120,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, with those few remarks, I seek clarification on whether Hon. Nyikal’s adjournment motion was procedurally done or not."},{"id":1413065,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413065/?format=json","text_counter":121,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Chief Whip of the Minority Party. Hon. Members, Dr. Nyikal saw me this morning and wanted to raise a motion of adjournment on the doctors’ strike. I later learned that there was a similar attempt last week to move a motion of adjournment, which had not been approved by the Office of the Speaker. Upon receiving Dr. Nyikal’s Motion, and after consultation with the House Business Committee, we learned that the Cabinet Secretary for Health will be coming to Parliament tomorrow to answer Questions during Question Time. Secondly, there is a wide-ranging Question that relates to the same subject that Dr. Nyikal wanted to move in the form of a motion of adjournment. Thirdly, we had already approved the Motion of Adjournment by Hon. Korere and Hon. Kiunjuri for today. Instead of approving Hon. Nyikal’s Motion that may come tomorrow or the day after, I will indulge the whole House tomorrow during Question Time for, at least, up to an hour, to interrogate the Cabinet Secretary on the same issue. You may achieve a lot more than what you would have achieved with a Motion of Adjournment. I believe that has been communicated to Dr. Nyikal. He will get the first “bite” of joyriders on the Question when it is asked tomorrow. Next Order. Is it on the same issue? You effectively prosecuted this subject during the House Business Committee meeting today."},{"id":1413066,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413066/?format=json","text_counter":122,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ruaraka, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. T.J. Kajwang’","speaker":null,"content":" Yes, I was representing the Leader of the Minority Party today, who I believe is still the Leader of the Majority Party until the courts decide otherwise. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for capturing the spirit of the House. Away from the doctors’ strike or any other issue that comes to the Floor, we are protecting our space as Members of this House. A motion of adjournment is very special to us because we get to exercise our mandate of representation in this House. Even though we are unable to resolve anything in this Motion, it gives us an opportunity to ventilate freely on issues. A Cabinet Secretary comes to the House because we oversee him or her. However, the special space of the Motion of Adjournment must never be clouded under issues of the day or politics. Hon. Speaker, in your absence, the Hon. Temporary Speaker made a decision which you are now aware of. When proceedings are taking place either in committee or some other place in the precincts of Parliament, the plenary is unable to interrogate and discuss those issues. We want you to preserve the Standing Order and our space to ventilate openly, even if we do not resolve anything. This opportunity is sacred to us. This is the issue that we present to you on the sacredness of this Standing Order to a Member of Parliament, whether on this side or the other one, on any issue that we think should be addressed."},{"id":1413067,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413067/?format=json","text_counter":123,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ruaraka, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. T.J. Kajwang’","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1413068,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413068/?format=json","text_counter":124,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I hear you. Hon. Koech, I understand you did not give your notice of motion properly. Can you go ahead now?"},{"id":1413069,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413069/?format=json","text_counter":125,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"NOTICE OF MOTION"},{"id":1413070,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413070/?format=json","text_counter":126,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"CONSIDERATION OF NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT AS HIGH COMMISSIONERS, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES 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"}]}