{"id":1262522,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1262522/?format=json","text_counter":199,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sifuna","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13599,"legal_name":"Sifuna Edwin Watenya","slug":"sifuna-edwin-watenya"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.103, we are not allowed to be discussing matters that are the subject of a court proceeding. It is a matter of record that in fact the reason why the Minority side does not attend sessions including foreigners and strangers to this House is because we have filed a suite on principal, objecting to the presence of Cabinet Secretaries in the Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, the Minority side are the plaintiffs and the Clerk as a representative of this House is a respondent. Therefore, for him to cast aspersions on us, discussing a matter that is before the court; he knows the reasons why we do not attend on Wednesday sittings. He then wants to come and tell us that somehow, we choose which business to attend to or not. I believe he needs to withdraw those particular sentiments as well."}