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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Senators, we need to dispense of this point of order so that we proceed on more serious matters. For the few months I have presided over this House, if you noticed, I have been lenient and patient to the extent that some of you have developed a habit of engaging the Chair. I am going to make it clear in this Second Session that the business of the House is going to be conducted strictly according to our Standing Orders. I will give you the difference between the acts of Sen. Munyi Mundigi and those of Sen. Sifuna and why I chose to send away Sen. Sifuna and not both of them. Sen. Sifuna engaged the Chair directly, which you cannot do. If you noticed, for the few months we have been here; both sides engage each other and I call for order and you calm down, I do not throw you out. The moment you go beyond engaging your colleagues and engage the Chair, then certainly that is a line I will not allow you to cross. Sen. Mundigi did not engage me directly, he was engaging the colleagues. He was shouting just like you were shouting. If I am to send Sen. Munyi Mundigi out, I will send five of you from this side which I do not think is the proper way to handle business. Hon. Senators, let us prosecute our business with dignity and decorum. It is extremely painful for me to ask a Senator to leave the Chamber. Sen. Sifuna is not an individual, he is here on behalf of millions of people in Nairobi City County. Sending him out means shutting out millions of Nairobians, it is that painful. This is why for the few months I have been with you, I have exercised restraint, not wanting to throw out anyone of you. Members, do not take that as a weakness of the Chair. I will always exercise my discretion with a lot of restraint but also expect you to behave in a manner as stipulated in our Standing Orders. Let the matter rest there. Next Order. Senate Majority Leader, you were on the Floor. Please, conclude."
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