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    "id": 1291137,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. What has been raised by Members is a very important concern. You recall, three weeks ago when one of the Ministers was supposed to appear here, Members in this House expressed their concerns. I recall we requested the Speaker to issue a Communication from this House expressing the concern of Members because of the failure of Cabinet Secretaries to appear before this House. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to agree with the other Members. It is the Head of State who requested this House to amend the Standing Orders of this House and the other House so that Cabinet Secretaries will be able to appear before the House. As much as the SBC will have the discretion, rightly so, to determine the contents of a letter from the Cabinet Secretary and agree, I think we should also apply that power selectively so that in future, it should not be granted easily. I am happy that the Senate Majority Leader spoke about the contents of the letter; it was convincing and we agreed with it. However, it is a big concern that the Head of State himself has directed that Cabinet Secretary should appear here. So, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts may have his way today but that right should be applied in a selective manner. I also agree with the Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Cherarkey that in this House today, we have a very able Cabinet Secretary for Defence and I am his Chair in this House. I served with Hon. Adan Duale for the first time when he was the Assistant Minister for Livestock. I was the Deputy Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Later, I served as the Chairperson of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee (JLAC) when he was the Majority Leader for all the time. So, I agree that Hon. Adan Duale has a responsibility. Sometimes, your colleagues may not understand what it means, that this is a House of debate and procedure. This is the assembly of the nationally elected leaders of this country. The"
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