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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the same issue because I am a Member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, I can confirm to this House that the Chairperson is speaking out of a lot of pain. We all know that he is the former Minister of Cooperatives; he is a coffee farmer and is a representative of farmers aside from the fact that he is the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. He raised this matter to us, the Members of the Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you need to take this seriously because the Vice-Chairperson is there, Sen. Wambua. This idea of undermining the authority and the responsibility of this House does not have sides or biases. When it is about the authority of this House, it is expected that the Majority Leader, Minority Leader, yourself and Members of the Senate Business Committee will stand firm to defend the responsibility and the work that has been done in this House. I can confirm that when it comes to the Coffee Bill we will process it in the same way we worked on the Tea Bill. This House did a lot of work on the Tea Bill. The Tea Bill was a private Member’s Bill from Sen. Cheruiyot. We formed a Committee, improved it, the Government brought their amendments and eventually we have a Tea Bill that I see all the time in the President’s and Government’s official social media platforms as well in conversation all over, but it started from this House sponsored by Sen. Cheruiyot. The same way the Committee chaired by the Senator for Embu, came up with this Bill and he is suddenly told that it is withdrawn from the Senate to be introduced in the ‘Lower’ House under influence of people from outside yet he had put so much effort on it. If there is any other body, including the Ministry and Government agency, that wants to contribute to the Bill, let them contribute to it as already commenced by the Committee. I have a lot of respect for Government officials, but they should also have a lot of respect for senior citizens like the Chairperson of the Committee who has served this country before and know how Government works. Mr. Speaker, Sir, please, do not say that you will give us a comprehensive answer on Tuesday. Aside from the comprehensive answer you are going to give for purpose of the record, I want you to consult with the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries today, so that on Tuesday, it will just be a matter of introducing the Bill itself, and not communicating what happened to the Bill. Some of these issues can be sorted not just by your communication. Your communication will say that matter has been sorted, but are anxious and ready that the good work that has been done should not go to waste."
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