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    "id": 1268479,
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    "content": "During the Sitting of the Senate held on Thursday 15th June, 2023, the Senator for Migori County, Sen. Oketch Gicheru rose on a point of order pertaining to the manner of dressing by the Senator for Nyandarua County, Sen. John Methu pursuant to Rule No. 5 of the Speaker’s Rules, on the conduct of Senators within the precincts of Parliament. In the point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru sought the intervention of the Speaker as in his opinion, Sen. Methu was adorned in “Something that is not part of the dress code of the Senate.” The point of order by Sen. Oketch Gicheru was further buttressed by the Senator for Homa Bay County, Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP who argued that application of Rule No. 5 on the dress code must be done with a degree of restraint on the part of Senators so as not to ridicule the Senate and bring it to disrepute. In his defence, Sen. Methu argued that besides being a Christian he professes and subscribes to traditional religious faiths and that the hat he adorned was in line with the traditional religious faith of the Agikuyu. Following the point of order by Sen. Oketch Gicheru, I undertook to make a ruling at a later date on the dress code for Senators acknowledging that a time had come for the Chair to put to rest the boundaries for Rule No. 5 of the Speaker’s Rules on dress code. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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