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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": "Other Senators, including Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senate Majority Whip; Sen. Cherarkey, the Senator for Nandi County; Sen. Osotsi, the Senator for Vihiga County; Sen. Mungatana MGH, the Senator for Tana River County; Sen. Madzayo and Sen. Kathuri made contributions to the point of order raised by Sen. Oketch Gicheru. Hon. Senators, by way of background, you will recall that on the 2nd August, 2023, the Committee of Powers and Privileges commenced an inquiry, on its own Motion, into the conduct of Sen. Orwoba. The Committee sought to make a determination on whether the conduct of the Senator, in relation to the publication of allegations by the Senator on the Senate Business WhatsApp group, constituted a breach of privilege, and if the conduct was found to be a breach of privilege, appropriate recommendations be made in accordance with the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act and the Senate Standing Orders. Hon. Senators, as the Committee of Powers and Privileges was settling down to investigate the matter, Sen. Orwoba, on 4th August, 2023, filed a petition in the High Court in Nairobi, being Nairobi High Court Petition No. E283 of 2023 against the Attorney General, the Clerk of the Senate, the Speaker of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges and the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. In her petition, the Senator sought conservatory orders barring the Senate Committee of Powers and Privileges from proceeding with the inquiry into her conduct. The court, while certifying the matter as urgent, declined to grant the conservatory orders sought and instead ordered that application be served and be mentioned on 21st September, 2023, to confirm compliance and for further directions. The Committee therefore proceeded with the inquiry as per the law. It concluded its inquiry and tabled a report before the Senate thereon on 9th, August, 2023, upon which a Motion for the consideration of the Report of the Committee was debated in the following terms- THAT, the Senate adopt the report of the Committee on Powers and Privileges on the inquiry, on its own Motion, into the conduct of Sen. Orwoba, and to establish if the conduct constituted a breach of Parliamentary privilege laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 9th August, 2023. You will recall that debate on the Motion commenced on the 10th August, 2023, and on the 20th September, 2023, the Senate, by resolution, adopted the Report of the Committee of Powers and Privileges. The recommendations adopted by the Senate on the matter were as follows- (1) Pursuant to Section 17(3)(g) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, the Senator be suspended from the House for the remainder of the Second Session of the Thirteenth Parliament. (2) Pursuant to Section 17(3)(d) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, Restriction of Access to the Precincts of Parliament as defined in Section 3 of the Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, and Standing Order No.2 of the Senate Standing Orders and withholding the use or enjoyment of any specified facility provided to Members by Parliament to be applied to the Senator for the remainder of the Second Session of the Thirteenth Parliament. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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