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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise in defence of the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. The hon. Musalia Mudavadi was before our Sessional Committee on Delegated Legislation two days ago. He came on time and waited. We had to wait for quorum and thus, he went back to his office. He later came back, appeared before us and tackled every question that we put before him. I am very surprised that today his behaviour is totally different from what he displayed at the committee. I know that we were able to find a way forward for the very heavy issue that we were tackling there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said all that, the issue I was trying to drive at is that there are some Cabinet Secretaries who have defied this House, but there are those who have been very cooperative. The question is, are we speaking with records and facts? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a recollection of your ruling guiding that we should not be people to lament on issues. Instead, we should act, the way Sen. Sifuna has proposed. However, the way you actually guided is not what the hon. Senator is proposing. You said that a proper Motion should be brought for us to censure the offenders. My take is that nothing stops the Senate Majority Leader from originating a letter when he is giving his weekly statements. Instead of just talking of how many questions and statements we have done and what the committees have done, he should also state the Cabinet Secretaries who never turned up so that we have a proper record. Then when we move as a House, we are all in agreement that this particular Cabinet Secretary did not turn up, so that we can have a track and then pass a unanimous vote. Mr. Speaker, Sir, talking without really putting the facts on the table will not be helpful. So, I urge action from the side of the Senate Majority Leader. He should be mentioning these things when he is doing that weekly report and show the Cabinet Secretaries who failed to turn up. We can then note, and at the appropriate time, either him or the Senate Minority Leader can bring a proper unanimous Motion, where we will be referring to a record of absenteeism and failure to exercise duty. As I sit down, I urge the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to note that the Question Sen. (Dr) Khalwale is asking about deaths of people working in the Gulf States is very relevant, especially for those of us who come from the Coast. There are many people who go to the Gulf States to work from all the six counties, including Tana River. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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