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    "id": 1221691,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, how I wish that the debate on this matter could be truncated and terminated. This is the wrong use of the Standing Orders. I have reservations even though Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltembesi has informed me that there was a meeting in the morning of which I apologized because I did not attend. When a Chair comes to this House and makes a Statement that mentions adversely a fellow Senator, the courtesy is to alert the Senator he or she will read a Statement, which the Senator has been mentioned and its contents. He does not have to do it but that is the courtesy that has guided this House for the last 10 years. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my request to the Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Transportation is that, we needed one of two answers, yes or no. If the Chairman feels that I am not well trained on matters of security and intelligence, then, he had the option of taking the Committee to Homa Bay. However, if he thinks that the views of the local Senator and the person who brought the Petition before the House deserves some consideration, I would have expected the Chairman to engage and inform me that he would be reporting to the House on this matter and this is the kind of prayer he was to make. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have no problem with the Report that the Chairman has given to the House. My biggest concern is on the conclusion of that Report. Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltembesi says more than twice, this is the second time I am requesting the Committee to consider going to Homa Bay. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if the Chairman believes that my concerns are idle or my briefs around intelligence and assessment of political situation in Homa Bay, this week is irrelevant then, let the Chairman take the Committee to Mfangano in Homa Bay. In fact, this matter should have never come to the Floor of the House to be discussed. In as much as my colleagues want to comment on this, I urge you to rule, so that we close this matter and not fall into the trap of discussing a fellow Senator adversely without notification."
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