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    "id": 1210741,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1210741/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Madzayo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 679,
        "legal_name": "Stewart Mwachiru Shadrack Madzayo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Yesterday, I communicated with your office with regard to the changes that we did in the office of the leadership of the Minority side. I am referring to our Standing Orders No. 23, and in particular, Standing Order. No. 23(5) and (6). With your kind permission if you will allow me, let me read it. Basically, it talks of the Senate Minority Leader, Deputy Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Whip, and the Deputy Senate Minority Whip. When we come to No.5, it says that the removal of a Senator from an office, under paragraph three shall not take effect until a Senator is elected in a manner provided for paragraph one. No.6 states as follows: - “Upon a decision being made by the minority party, under this Standing Order, the decision of the party shall be communicated to the Speaker together with the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made”. I did this in writing. Number one, in the case of the removal of the Senate Minority Leader or the Deputy Minority Leader by the Senate Minority Whip. In the case of the removal of the Senate Minority Whip or the Deputy Senate Minority Whip by the Senate Minority leader. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with a lot of respect, there is a precedent we set in this Senate and it was implemented because the Speaker then realized that we had followed the correct process and there was no complaint. The changes were effected. I find it a bit strange that as the Senate Leader of the Minority Party, despite the fact that I wrote to you a letter and enclosed the minutes of the Azimio Party, which is the Minority in this House, you have decided not to effect the letter or to communicate to the House. Therefore, if you do not communicate with the House right now, this House is missing the Minority Whip and the Deputy Minority Whip. Now, I am left alone here on the Minority side, without my other leaders with me. It portrays very badly on the side of the Speakership. If you will not be in a position to make communications as provided for under our own Standing Orders---"
}