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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": "At the siting of the Senate held on Tuesday, 15th February, 2024, the Senator for Homa Bay County, Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP, while contributing to the debate on the Water (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 33 of 2023) made the following remarks and I quote: “Madam Temporary Speaker, the caucus Members include the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of water from Bomet and he has asked us to oppose this Bill. The CECM in charge of water from Mombasa, where Sen. Miraj allegedly comes from, has asked us to oppose it. That includes the one for Kisii where Sen. Orwoba allegedly comes from. They have also asked us to oppose it.” The comments by Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP, prompted Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, to rise on a point of order seeking the intervention of the Chair to require the Senator for Homa Bay County to withdraw the comment that Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, “allegedly comes from” Kisii County. The Temporary Speaker ruled Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, to be out of order and allowed Sen. M. Kajwang’, MP, to resume his contribution on the Bill. Following the directions by the Chair, Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, continued to consult in a disruptive manner, prompting the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Edwin Sifuna, MP, to raise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.121 (1)(a) and (c). Thereafter, the Temporary Speaker cautioned Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, to maintain order. Hon. Senators, from the foregoing, the allegations by Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, against the Chair for “unjustly dismissed my rightfully demands which clearly exhibited bias by politicising the issue”, I find that the allegations to be unfounded and hereby dismissed, as the then Chair rightfully dispensed with the matter. Hon. Senators, it is worth noting that the decision of the Chair was final and thus, the letter by Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, was not necessary, as the Standing Orders do not provide for a mechanism to challenge or appeal the ruling of the Speaker, save for a decision on suspension of a Senator. In the event that Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, was dissatisfied with the directive of the Chair, there were other avenues to set her record straight, including filing a personal statement pursuant to Standing Order No.58 of the Senate Standing Orders. Hon. Senators, concerning the appeal by the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Stewart Madzayo, MP, as you may recall, at the sitting of the Senate held on Tuesday, 20th February, 2024, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Justice (Rtd) Stewart Madzayo, MP, rose on a point of order, seeking the intervention of the Speaker on the remarks made by the Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, while contributing to the Motion on the Report of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO). In the point of order, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Stewart Madzayo, MP, stated as follows- “Bi. Spika wa Muda, Bunge la Seneti ni Bunge linalo heshimiwa sana na hivi sasa taifa nzima, macho yote yameelekezwa hapa. Itakuwa siyo heshima, mtu kuwataja viongozi, Maseneta waseme atangulishe vile anavyoongea kisha wewe useme, hiyo ni sawa na anaweza kwenda kuketi na kuenda zake nyumbani. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services, Senate."
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