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    "id": 1276063,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I told you it is always good to be informed by a church elder. I stand corrected, I have seen it is true that it is for the remainder of the second session which takes us to the end of this session in December. I agree with that. The second point is that - I have read in the Report although I do not have the details that this matter is subject of court proceedings. I have not seen details of the case number because this Report has been circulated while we were in session. If, indeed, it is true that Sen. Orwoba raised the issue of a matter that was pending before court, in the interest of justice, the Committee should have given room to the courts to adjudicate and make a verdict on the matters that were raised by Sen. Orwoba in court. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to bring it to your attention that the current Leader of Minority in the National Assembly was himself subjected to such a punishment by the National Assembly. However, when the matter went to court, the High Court of the Republic of Kenya, the matter was heard by Justice Odunga who made an observation that any time the Powers and Privileges Committee wants to punish a Member of Parliament, the punishment should not be excessive and or unreasonable. It is right to pass punishment against Sen. Orwoba, but I plead with the House to support a punishment that is fair and reasonable and that gives Sen. Orwoba an opportunity to reform and to correct her misconduct. I finally agree that it is in order for her to apologize to the House. I plead with you, Sen. Orwoba, that you are a young Senator and have a long way to go. We love you as our our colleague. We also plead with you to please know how to conduct yourself as a Member of this House. We are your elders. I am speaking to you as your uncle. Learn from what has happened today. In future, conduct yourself in a manner that does not demean the stature of a Senator who has got the privilege of sitting in this House. Remember your party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has been very fair to give you a nomination at your age. Sen. Orwoba, go back and do self-reflection and watch how you use social media. You can see even Trump, the former President of the USA is in trouble because of the tweets he made while he was President. So, please Sen."
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