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    "id": 1276055,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "I wish to make it very clear that on issues touching on injustice, I will not be swayed by the majority. I am willing to go on record that I have stood alone on this matter. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even when we go to our courts of law, the judgment that you pass on a crime must be reasonable, not excessive. We are setting a precedent that will come back to bite us. Listen to me, Senators. It will come back to bite us. I want to be on record that I will not dance on the grave of the deceased. The point I am trying to make is that I do not agree for a moment with some of the conduct of Sen. Orwoba, but what punishment should we, as a House, mete on her? That is the question I am raising this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have watched the way we have carried out the proceedings of this House and I stated on many occasions that in a Commonwealth Parliament, debates of this House should be lively. I watch proceedings of the House of Commons every Wednesdays. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom comes to the House, he sits there; he is asked questions, people shout at him, shame! However, in this House we have set a precedent where you are supposed to sit as if you are in a funeral. We are going the wrong way. When we fought to have a Parliament that is independent, we wanted to get a climate that helps us to conduct our business. As practicing Christians we have a duty to ourselves to nurture this young Senator called Sen. Orwoba. The Standing Orders are very clear. You can start with a warning, a suspension of three days, then you elevate it. If you reach a time when you say that you are now suspending her for the remainder of the term, we will all agree. However, on the first occasion that she is taken before the Powers and Privileges Committee and then you bring a report to us recommending that she should be suspended for the remainder of the term, that is a harsh punishment to say the least. Therefore, I want to plead with you Senators. There are many things that Sen. Orwoba does that I do not agree with, including when we raised issues of Members of the Minority side who were arrested---"
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