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"content": " Indeed, Sen. Cherarkey, your concerns are valid. If you notice, all the Senators who asked supplementary questions have raised a concern that their supplementary questions have not been given an adequate response. Now, strictly, it was not a supplementary question but a new Question all together. Hon. Senators, if we are to make proper use of this Question Time, then, let us learn to ask supplementary questions that flow from the Primary Questions. The moment you ask a different Question all together, expect a general answer. For example, Sen. Cherarkey rose to ask a supplementary question as to how many people? It demands for the CS to retire to his office, comb through his documents for him to get the specific numbers. I do not think the CS could have those numbers off- head. Therefore, as we ask these supplementary questions, let us ask ourselves; is this supplementary question arising from the Primary Question or is it a different Question all together? Indeed, your Question, Sen. Cherarkey, should be asked as a substantive question. The CS will have to then sit, go through his documents and give you specific details on how many people have been compensated and how many are yet to be paid. I do not think that can be answered through a supplementary question. If we are to help one another going forward, one, let your supplementary questions flow from the Primary Question. If you think there is no correlation between the primary question and the supplementary question, then, ask that Question as a substantive Question. Indeed, there is this issue of the National Land Commission (NLC) raised by Sen. Cherarkey that we need to grapple with. It ought to be working in tandem, in partnership, in corporation with the Ministry of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. Nonetheless, I think the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in his opening remarks said, “I am not happy with what I have been given by NLC and despite my push, this is the much I was given”. Now, do we then say that is enough, just raise whatever you have and we leave it at that? If we do that, then the Question by Sen. Dullo, will remain unresolved but since we are a hybrid, we have both Question time and Statements committed to Select Committees, we can use the Select Committees and still end up having a very adequate response to the Question by Sen. Dullo. That is why I have directed that this particular matter be placed before the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources so that NLC can be summoned. This is because NLC cannot be summoned pursuant to the Standing Orders on Question time. However, we have that window where NLC can still appear before the"
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