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    "id": 1214408,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": "After I did, I saw for sure, that the court order from the PPDT did not touch completely on the Office of the Deputy Minority Whip. I was to make that communication. Yesterday, Sen. Sifuna asked about the same issue eloquently. The Minority Whip also approached me five times requesting that I should make that determination. However, I decided that I should look at the order from the PPDT before making a communication. Honestly, since it is a straightforward matter, I was going to make a communication about the Office of the Deputy Minority Whip this afternoon. However, when Members of the minority side came in, it appears they knew what I was to communicate. Instead of approaching my Office before I came here, they went for some prayers at Jeevanjee Gardens where there is no church. When you came back, I actually delayed because of the visitors that were in the Chamber. It is not good to face the Chair on a matter that you had requested a ruling on. I have listened to many Senators. I was approached by the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Omogeni who is also a Commissioner, the Senate Minority Leader and the Deputy Senate Minority Leader. Now that there is no clear provision in the Standing Orders, I will use Standing Order No.1, since it gives the Speaker some leeway to make some decisions. However, next time it will not be business as usual. If you request for any communication, the Speaker must give you the communication. Maybe the minority side did not know the consequences of such a decision. Some of the officers occupying those positions will still get into problems even after this Session. Painfully, I rescind my decision. This should never happen again. No other Member of the Speaker’s Panel should give that leeway because this is a House of order and dignity. This should be the last thing to happen in the history of the Senate; that a decision made can be rescinded. However, it is in the interest of moving forward. The leadership of both sides have requested me to have a meeting with them tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. and I have agreed so that we can discuss. This is not my House as Sen. Kathuri the Chair. This is the Senate of Kenya and many people are watching us. Hon. Senators, I request the minority side to sit somewhere and put their house in order so that we can move. You are all friends either from Jubilee Party, Wiper Party or Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Therefore, you are one team. The Speaker or the Chair has no leeway to manage the political parties as many Senators have pronounced. If the majority side has issues, please sit down and sort them out. The same should also apply to the minority side, so that those issues do not find their way to the Chamber. The Senate has always been bi-partisan. Hon. Senators, from today henceforth, I request us to live to that principle. Many Bible verses have been pronounced. Some may be true, some may not. We must get the real scripts. Hon. Senators, I have heard you and have forgiven the four Senators."
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