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    "id": 1047593,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I go to the content of my speech in regard to our dear distinguished Senator of Garissa County, I thought very deeply about this matter because never in the history of Parliament since Independence, even the old Legislative Council, has there been a Motion of condolence moved either in the previous Senate, current Senate or in the life of the National Assembly. I have checked the practice in other jurisdictions, particularly in the Commonwealth, and found that in Australia whenever there is a death of the Governor General, who is the representative of the Queen of England in Australia, of the Prime Minister, Senator, Member of the National Assembly or any distinguished person, then the National Assembly or the Senate will record its appreciation in a formal Motion as opposed to the matter being a reaction, or a debate after the Speaker has announced the death of a particular Member or person, which has been the practice here. We have done that now in this Senate on two occasions. I also found that in the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, there are instances when there has been death of a Member of the Royal Household, which means the Queen’s family or other distinguished Members of the both Houses. There have been practices where a Motion has been moved and a resolution made at the end. I thought that in regard to Sen. Haji, instead of just a general debate, there should be an expression on which the question is put to the Senate, that we have resolved. It should then be recorded as a resolution of the House that we appreciate the life and service of our dear Senator. Those thanks and sympathies should then be submitted to the family as a record of the HANSARD and, probably, with a note from the Speaker. The question may be asked; why Sen. Haji?. I wish to be very open about this. If one looks at the dailies today, there are many things that have been said about Sen. Haji. I wish to make a personal testimony of somebody I have known for a very long time. Probably unknown to many Members in this House, if ever there was somebody who was concerned about the business of the House being transacted in an open manner without restriction and to have debate without any fear, it was Sen. Haji. Sometimes when we debate it looks like somebody is holding a hammer on us. If there was anybody who enjoyed an open debate, it was Sen. Haji."
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