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    "id": 1118997,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order 232(2) states that- “Whenever a Petition is committed to a Standing Committee, the Committee shall, in not more than sixty calendar days from the time of reading the prayer, respond to the petitioner by way of a report addressed to the petitioner or petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate and no debate on or in relation to the report shall be allowed, but the Speaker may, allow comments or observations in relation to the Petition for not more than thirty Minutes.” The Chairperson of the Committee has said that they did not make any recommendation. That sounds like they are not reporting to the petitioner as per that Standing Order. Is that in order? The ruling on this matter will guide the Chairpersons of Committees who have tens of petitions before them. It will guide whether Chairpersons of Committees can report back to the House and say that they did not make any recommendations and that then becomes the end of the petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order that a petition can be responded to without a recommendation?"
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