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    "id": 1221619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the statement by the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, which I am also a Member. The Chairperson has given a chronology of events relating to the Petition I presented to this House, on behalf of the residents of Mfangano, Takawiri, Remba and other islands. They have been disenfranchised since Independence due to lack of a public ferry. When I presented that Petition, I believed the Senate would be in a position to deliberate on the matter in a bipartisan manner, that is shielded from the politics of the day that is going on outside this House. The Chairperson has noted that there have been two postponements. There was a scheduled visit last week and another that was to be begin this Friday. It is true that I spoke to the County Commissioner of Homa Bay County. He indicated that he had received an application of a planned demonstration from Bunge la Wananchi, in line with their constitutional rights this Friday. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the decision I had to make was whether to allow Senators to be in Homa Bay County in a convoy of 10 plus black Land cruisers and Prados, on a day when I knew there was going to be protests and demonstrations. It is my conviction that my request to the Chairperson and the Committee was done in good faith. It was not meant to defeat or derail the activities of the Committee. I take exception on two things. One, I am Member of the Committee and upon my request being put to the Chair, we ought to have deliberated as a Committee and made a resolution. I have been a Chair in this House for a long time. I do not think this is how we should be prosecuting Committee business. We should deliberate and take a decision as Members of a Committee. What I needed to do was just to make the request and it was upon them Members to make that consideration."
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