{"id":1241477,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1241477/?format=json","text_counter":167,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. M. Kajwang’","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13162,"legal_name":"Moses Otieno Kajwang'","slug":"moses-otieno-kajwang"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for every Member in this House, including the Senator for Lamu. I have a lot of personal respect and even the Senator for Nandi; he is my Vice-Chairman. I spend more time with him than with any other Senator because we sit for long hours in Committees. Just like I said of Sen. Cherarkey, if you look at Standing Order No.22 that defines the Senate political leadership. Just like Sen. Cherarkey, I am not the Senate Minority Leader, Deputy Senate Minority Leader, the Whip or the Deputy Whip. I, therefore, cannot say with authority why certain Members have been de-whipped. The HANSARD can bear me witness. What I said on the Floor of this House is that you can be removed because of infidelity or incapacity. I do not know under what circumstances Sen. Githuku is being removed from a committee. If, indeed, I was the political leadership of the Minority side, then take it that my speech is authoritative that Sen. Githuku is being removed because of incapacity. I was only speculating. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are some things you do not substantiate because they are obvious. If I am forced to substantiate, I will do so, just for the record, but it is obvious that the infidelity---"}