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    "id": 1021791,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I heard you reading this Petition, I turned to the Senator next to me and told him that this is the most frivolous Petition that has ever come to this House. A citizen tells us he was working in a department. He was accused of taking a bribe. He was taken to court. He was not even acquitted and the case was withdrawn. Then he is gratuitously taken back to his job and transferred to another department. Then he runs to the Senate and says that, that is wrong. It is something that this House should not entertain. Those who process Petitions before they reach your desk should up their game. This is a matter at the very most is a case of internal discipline at Tharaka-Nithi County or a matter for labour courts but not for this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have very serious issues out there that wananchi have brought to this House. There are fishermen being abducted in Lake Victoria and being killed. There are challenges with security on our Somalia border. There are challenges of workers which are still pending. I urge that, in fact, do not commit this Petition to any Committee because it does not meet the threshold of a Petition so that this House can only deal with matters that are more serious. I know that when people apply for jobs in the Public Service, they commit themselves to work in any department."
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