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    "id": 1175536,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1175536/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "The Senator for Homa Bay County",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": " Mr Clerk, you sitting in today as the Speaker of the House pending election of the Speaker, I rise on a point of order just before we get into the details of the order that you have called out on Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Senate. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 4 that deals with the Election of Speaker. I want to also deal with it alongside Article 98 of the Constitution of Kenya that defines the constitution of this Senate. The Senate comprises of 47 elected Senators plus a number that shall be nominated to this House. The Clerk is sitting in as the Speaker so I will use that reference interchangeably. Mr. “Speaker”, Sir, all the 67 Senators are equal. Once they have taken the Oath of Allegiance, they have equal right to vie for the position of Deputy Speaker of the Senate. You will note that the gazettement of the 20 nominated Senators was done just yesterday and that was less than 48 hours to the Election of the Speaker which we are about to conduct. Furthermore, you will notice that by the time the nominated Senators were gazetted and brought to this House for orientation, the period for application for the position of Deputy Speaker had already been closed. This is extremely important because the 20 nominated Senators represent the marginalized sections of this county. They represent women, youths and persons with disability not only on this side, but it is across the aisle. What I am raising is not a partisan objection."
}