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    "id": 1300058,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Standing Order No. 206 says- ‘‘A sitting of a Select Committee shall be held at such place, date and time as shall be determined by the Chairperson or on a Petition made by at least five Members of that Committee but no meeting of a Committee may be held outside the precincts of Parliament without the approval of the Speaker.’’ Bearing those Standing Orders in mind, the witness who has hosted Members of this specific Committee is a witness by the name Pastor Ezekiel Odero. This witness, who is currently out on bail, is being investigated for at least 14 offences that include aiding suicide, murder, abduction, radicalisation, genocide, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud and money laundering. Mr. Speaker, Sir, where I have reached, it is now clear that you have to guide us on the following- (1) How did these Members visit this witness in the name of the Ad Hoc Committee when they were not accompanied by the Secretariat that was meant to clerk that Committee? (2) Why did they go to that home of the witness without the HANSARD to record the proceedings? (3) Could you clarify whether the Office of the Clerk funded the trip; the flights plus return, accommodation and meals? (4) Could you also confirm whether the Office of the Clerk procured security for these Members? If you do so, then I am inviting you to guide this House and the public on the fidelity of the report of the select committee in view of the fact that it smirks off compromise."
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