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    "id": 1210542,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Secondly, at the beginning of this Motion when Sen. Cheruiyot was moving it, a wrong impression was created on my part. It is my understanding of the Standing Orders. I can be corrected because we are all learning every day. That when a Senator is moving a Motion, it is not right to stand on a point of order to raise an issue on the Substantive Motion because it is still being moved. You can rise on a standing order or a point of order to challenge something else outside what the Mover is doing. So, when I said that was premature making reference to what my senior, Sen. Dullo was doing, I meant is that it is premature to raise a point of order when a Motion is being moved. I did not mean to refer to her as being premature. Mr. Speaker Sir, and these Senators know me. I am not capable of saying such things about other Senators. So, that impression should be corrected. Lastly, Mr. Speaker Sir, I have heard Senators stand here in support of this Motion but also questioning the names and the representation of Political Parties. For avoidance of doubt, first of all, Jubilee as a Party is represented in this SBC by the Whip. Yes, we have changed a name belonging to Jubilee but one thing I want to congratulate and thank you for is that you will not allow yourself to be invited to preside over Political Party issues on the floor of this House. Your business here would be to moderate debate, call us out of order when we are out of order, and make sure we make progress. Political Parties and Coalition of Political Parties will have to transact their business outside the Floor and least of all, they should never expect that the Speaker will preside over that business. The Jubilee Party and I am not here to discuss Political Parties, has made an expression of interest. It is their democratic right to join the Ruling Coalition. They have a right to do that. They are saying that they are not formally out. They have just expressed interest. So, maybe they may change their minds or not or go the full course. However, for us in the Azimio Coalition, we have also expressed an interest to disengage with the people that are not loyal to our cause. If Jubilee has decided to express an interest to work with the Party that has sponsored Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to the Senate, it should be okay for the Azimio One Kenya Coalition to express an interest to disengage with the irritants. When that happens, it should not come to the floor of this House. We called a meeting as leadership to decide on the names that will serve in the SBC and briefed them properly. This time around, it is not going to be business as usual. We needed to brief our Members properly. The Jubilee Members belonging to the Azimio Coalition for now, did not turn up. It is not in our business to force people to belong where they do not. When we remove them from Committees, I want to put it on record that in the Fourth Schedule; Standing Order No. 238(3), Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, there are 14 Standing Committees. In the scheme of things, Jubilee Members have been assigned Committees by the Azimio One Kenya Coalition. Going forward, we shall rethink that position. They can"
}