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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, we have now closed that matter. I will give directions regarding this matter and we are proceeding on. Firstly, an objection was raised by Sen. Cherarkey to the letter that was addressed to this Parliament. This matter was considered by the Senate Business Committee (SBC) and the weight of this letter was a subject of discussion before them. The Cabinet Secretary who had requested that the matter be rescheduled to Wednesday, 11th October, was granted that leeway, that being his first request to the Senate. However, and notably, Senate addresses the letters to the Cabinet Secretaries. It is only proper procedure and the right protocol for the Cabinet Secretary to respond to every correspondent that is done to them. It should be a personal responsibility to the Cabinet Secretaries to respond to that mail so that they pay regard to the Senate House. Therefore, we will ask the Cabinet Secretaries to be responding personally to the Senate because those letters are addressed to them and in any event, they take responsibility for the Questions that have been directed to their desks and offices. The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts had been summoned to respond to Question No.51, which was brought to the House by the Senator for Marsabit County, Sen. Chute, and also to respond to Question No.53 in the order of the Questions that are brought to this Senate by the Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Cherarkey. The summons he was requested to obey was in respect of those two Questions and not to respond to Sen. Cherarkey. Therefore, the Cabinet Secretary was in order to respond and write to Parliament through the letter that was sent by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts, which was signed by the Principal Secretary, Mr. Peter K. Tum. That is why we are directing that, in future correspondence, Cabinet Secretaries should sign letters to the Senate and address the Speaker or the Clerk in order of the protocol that is required under the Standing Orders. With that, hon. Senators, I want to bring forth the Communication in respect of another Question that was supposed to be asked by Sen. Murango, who unfortunately is not present. I do not know how he was going to prosecute that Question. This was raised by the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action, hon. Aisha Jumwa, who has sent a letter to the Clerk of Senate, requesting to be allowed to have this Question rescheduled to another day, on account that she has proceeded on medical leave from 3rd October to 14th October. She has sent her sincere apologies for not being able to appear before the Senate in person. Once, again, the letter from her Ministry is signed by the Principal Secretary and the same directions we have given on who should write correspondence in respect to the Questions raised by Senators should be in line with the directions that I have just given."
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