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    "id": 1283932,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Orwoba. I believe there was a better way for this House to deal with matter. It should not have reached at this level, to be on the Floor of the House for the entire public to be entertained with the kind shenanigans that we have seen going on. It is neither good for Sen. Orwoba nor the Clerk of the Senate. This House has integrity and some standards to maintain. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot of things go on. I want to tell our younger sisters who are joining politics now that in the political field, you will hear and go through so much. I am not telling them to keep quiet, but to know the way to handle situations. This is because the way you jump through the hurdles is what will determine your success tomorrow. Our sister, Sen. Orwoba, had better ways of dealing with this. She should have appeared before the Committee and given evidence. As earlier speakers have said, we do not know what we are dealing with exactly in terms of the mental health of our sister. Maybe she needs to be given time. Maybe she is dealing with bigger matters than even this one. The frustrations can be a lot even from the kind of work we do. I think, Sen. Orwoba might not have handled herself in a way that is acceptable, but the punishment that is being meted here has gone overboard. It is excessive, insensitive, and inconsiderate. I am not trying to water down the effects of this on the Clerk. However, I believe even the House leadership should have dealt with this matter better. This was not meant for public fora like this. It was not meant to reach here. The House leadership should have done better. I rise to say that the punishment that is prescribed in this Report is not fair and should not happen. There are better ways of dealing with this situation should be got. Either way, without telling ladies to be silent on what they go through, I will also tell our sisters that people asking sexual favours will now depend completely on you. Whether you reject or accept is upon you. We would have gone to the rooftops and the top of the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC) if our sister was sexually molested, raped or taken advantage of without consent. On that one, we would have gone to the KICC to shout against it. Without proof, we are put in a very awkward situation on how to defend her. We are put in a very awkward situation, knowing that the Clerk is a family person and so is Sen. Orwoba. This House has not been given sufficient facts to be able to conclusively deal with this case. Therefore, there was no way we could take the hammer against Sen. Orwoba, neither were we going to tell her to be silent if she has gone through the kind of harassment that is alleged here."
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