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    "id": 1424287,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "At the end of the day, Sen. Mungatana wants to ask questions about the floods, submerged farms, miraa and the coffee in the market. Should it end there when the House is not satisfied or it can be processed further? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think you should not condone that. We have always relied on you. I am happy that the Senate Majority Leader is here. We should not allow Cabinet Secretaries to get away easily. The powers and privileges provide for mechanisms and systems on how non-appearance of witnesses before the House and the committees is treated. I request that as you rule on those issues that I have raised, the issue of procedure and answering questions by the Cabinet Secretary, the Cabinet Secretaries should be told that Parliament does not sit in vain. There is a reason we are here; it is not a talk show. We expected the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to be here. We would have asked supplementary questions on the issue of non-purchase of maize since we still have maize in our stores in the North Rift. Also, the issue of top- dressing fertilizer for our tea and maize farms because we have now finished planting. Going into the future, if you guide us properly and engage with the Executive, we do not want to be adversarial. We want to work for the common good. I think the intention of the President was to have a clear framework of engaging rather than in funerals or any other forums that are indecisive. Hon. Mithika Linturi should have been here. However, I think the past few weeks have not been easy for him. I am not his advocate, but I am just putting across my observations as a human being. Therefore, in future, he should be here. I thank you."
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