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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "If Senators cannot get their allowances together, how will he resolve the problem in Laikipia? You are asking for the impossible. It is the institutions in place that must be brought to book by the Senate. There is never a war situation where elected leaders cannot go. In Iraq and Afghanistan, we have seen legislators going to the warfront together with journalists. For example, Sen. Coons was sent by President Biden to monitor the situation in Tigray, but here we are barring politicians. How can we ensure the country that the security forces are being accountable to the people of Kenya if we are not allowed to go there? We can observe the protocols as we always do. I plead with this Senate. Sen. Cheruiyot, you are bringing valid points, but it might make us forget. In fact, somebody sent me a message as you were speaking that it looks like it is us who are beginning to blame ourselves for something that does not belong here. It only belongs here on the basis that we should bring those people to account. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the situation in Laikipia, I hope that you will not back down. If these people are required to come here, let us make a decision in full House with all the CSs and the Inspector-General. If they cannot come, we will draw conclusions. They should be prepared to run this nation in accordance with the Constitution, which says how it should be run and that CSs are accountable to us. They can be summoned anytime. Therefore, any CS that does not want to come to the Senate is in violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and they should not tell the people of Kenya how Kenya should be ruled. They should take lessons or be taken to the many places we go to. When we see good things happening in other places, we send statements congratulating them. However, we do not want to apply the same standards in the country. Lastly, this country is at a critical stage. I know that politics is always attractive. However, if it does not have rules, even if you have a Messi in the team, and there are five balls, he has not learnt how to play a football match using five balls. There must be only one ball. In this 10 months, we can destroy or change a lot of things. If we are for destruction, woe unto us. I am asking those who are wielding executive power to think and reflect seriously. You can bring down a house in 10 minutes, but building it will take 100 years. Therefore, let us listen to all of us. We are all Kenyans. Let us apply the rules of the game."
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