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    "id": 1030503,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I support the Statement sought by the Senator. Nowadays, we do not have the luxury of saying things without weighing them. The comments that the CS made in front of junior and senior officers, as read by the Senator, are not even acceptable in the African culture. It is not good to shout at someone whose children and family members are around for it makes them look like they do not matter. It does not matter how much they have wronged you. In any case, how did those people wrong the CS? What was there to anger the CS to a point that he could not control what he was saying? We sometimes get to a level where we think that we have so much privilege and everybody else does not matter. We respect the CS for Education and he has done so much for this country. He has run a university, the examination council and he has done many other good things. However, we demand that he apologises to those people and the country. I do get angered, but I cannot disrespect people who have also been given an opportunity to work by the same Government. For that reason, I agree that we need to be firm. He has privileges, but this House can also demand of him to come and explain his behaviour. We can also demand that he apologises to those people. I feel bad because there was a time when District Commissioners would behave like that. One District Commissioner would actually shave people’s hair without water. That is the kind of thing that is coming back and we do not want it. Anyway, Prof. Magoha has a boss and I hope that his boss has heard those things. However, we are the representatives of the people who were insulted and we speak for them. Thank you, Sen. Shiyonga. You have quoted him and you have everything written out. We need to bring sanity in the leadership of this country and there are no two ways about it. This was a mistake and he must apologise. I know that it is not easy for him, but the truth is that not all things are easy. He has to accept that he has wronged the people of Kenya. I do not know how he would feel if those words were used against him. I do not how he would react and neither do I know how I would react. However, we do have a chance to correct it and I agree with Sen. Olekina because the Public Officer Ethics Act is very clear. Technology has made it difficult for people to run away. There are people The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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