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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Not to mention the fact that Sen. Wakili Sigei, on behalf of a citizen of this country, presented what I will consider a class action Petition, when an ordinary citizen invited this House to look into the operations of corporations that are huge enough perhaps to look the other way in terms of obligations and not have any of our state agencies nab them on their bad practices. The citizens believe that this Senate has many men and women of integrity with power and wherewithal that is needed to take on this institution and give justice to the people of Kenya. There are 22 Motions on diverse topics which are also pending for consideration. I urge the respectful Movers of these Motions to be in the Chamber whenever they are scheduled in the Order Paper. The substantive Speaker gave communication a few weeks ago on what happens to Motions that are called upon and their Movers are not present in the House. We thought that will encourage people who bring Motions to this House to be seated. However, many of them continue to be dropped. Perhaps many others will be dropped just a few minutes after I am done with the Statement for the simple reason. You will find someone having brought a Motion but they do not have the time to either present or at least write to the Speaker informing them about the reason for their absence and why they prefer that matter be deferred. I cannot even address myself more than that on that issue. On matters of the Questions, at its meeting held on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023, the SBC approved the 5th set of Questions to be scheduled in the Order Paper for the morning sitting of Wednesday, 14th June, 2023. The Questions include a question by the Senator for Laikipia to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration on the security situation in both Laikipia and the North Rift Region. There is a further one by the same Senator to the same Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, concerning the rampant abuse of Ketamine. There is also a Question by Sen. Chute of Marsabit County, to the Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and Regional Development. It concerns the state of tendering for relief food in the country. That is a very important Statement. There is a further Question by the same Senator to the CS for the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry. It concerns prequalification of companies to import commodities by the Kenya National Trading Company (KNTC). Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know when we began this business of Question Time to CSs, our colleagues from the Minority Side had their misgivings about the process. I am glad to note that increasingly, as this process has gone on, I see many of them show up on Wednesday mornings, including none other than the Senate Minority Leader and a few others. This morning, I saw them participate. They asked Cabinet Secretaries Questions on issues touching on their specific counties. I believe, as is the course of politics, somehow somethings always resolves themselves. I hope that matter will stand resolved and we shall carry on together as the Senate and have an opportunity to ask Cabinet Secretaries Questions."
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