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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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    "content": "(3) Members of Speakers Panel and other Senators reflecting the relative majority and minority.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No. 191 (7) states that- “The Chairperson who is the Speaker and two other Members of the Committee shall form a quorum.” So, where do we place the Speaker in this Committee, unless we very fast again, go to amend the Standing Orders to remove the Speaker from this Committee if it is possible? If the Chairperson and two other Members can make a quorum, what stops the Speaker from appending his signature to the report? Mr. Speaker, Sir, you cannot cook a pot of food that you cannot taste. That is why the Speaker has to append his signature to confirm that he agrees with the report and we are doing the right thing. Therefore, whoever wants to challenge this decision, there is no court which can listen to such a matter. Under Standing Order No. 268, which was on the issue raised by Sen. Sifuna asking why the Committee did not consider all the issues that have been raised in order to change our Standing Order, we used Standing Order No. 267 because this proposes from the Committee. Standing Order No.268 gives any other Senator in this House time. You can raise the issue or whatever you want to be amended with support of 15 Senators. Our Committee will sit very fast to listen to you and also to consider issues that any Member would to be amended in this Standing Order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been in Parliament for now11 years. Since we started using this Presidential system, nothing has been happening. Members have been asking questions and then Chairs who are not Members of the Executive have been struggling to answer questions from the Ministries. I was happy; I attended the Committee on Roads and Transport which is Chaired by Sen. Thang’wa from Kiambu. The Senators who were Members there agreed that we really need commitments from the CSs. This is because, sometimes they are giving Statements and commitments, but then they are not there to respond to question that we ask the Committee Members. I am very happy indeed that the CSs will be appearing before the Committee and come to this House. For instance, as the Chair of Liaison Committee, I want to borrow one minute from the hon. Speaker because first of all, I went through the Standing Orders. I can see his finger is approaching the switch. So, I was saying, because I Chair the Liaison Committee, we have---"
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