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    "id": 1105803,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to support what Sen. Cherargei said. The statements raised under Standing Order 47 and 48(1) are mostly urgent and of national or county importance. May at times, when the responses on the statements delay, they end up being overtaken by events. For instance, I raised a Statement sometimes back to the Committee of Health about issues affecting health in my county, but it has since been overtaken by events. There are people who also forwarded a petition to this House through me which has since been overtaken by events. If this situation persists, people will end up looking down upon the Senate and we will be regarded as a House that does nothing. Most of the CSs have not been honouring the summons of the Committees of this House. The CSs are not ready to appear before the Committees of this House, but they appear before Committees of the National Assembly. The move by the CSs is sending a wrong signal and that is why I request you to use the powers given to you by the Standing Orders of this House to ensure that these Statements are responded to with immediate effect. If the situation persists, it may give this House a wrong image yet people have a lot of confidence in the Senate."
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