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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Wakili Sigei. I second this Motion. It has reached a point that we now need to clean up our Standing Orders. What guides this House is normally our Standing Orders, which, in essence, originated from the Constitution. I want to make three comments to allow my colleagues to also contribute. I have seen the Senator of Vihiga County looking at me with excitement. The first one is on the issue of amendments to supplementary questions. We amended the new Standing Orders on the appearance of Cabinet Secretaries for question and answer time. However, Members feel that asking only one supplementary question with the roots of the issue that came up has always been a challenge. I agree that Members should ask questions touching on the entire Ministry. For example, when Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Salim Mvurya came to the House, we asked him a litany of questions and he was able to answer comfortably without saying that the question was not part of the original question. Members and I believe that if you are in charge of a docket, you must at least have its overview. The retired Judge, the Senate Minority Leader, will tell you that in Law School, you think on your feet. It is the essence of engaging. I agree that Members should be allowed to ask supplementary questions. That is the essence even when you look at the Commonwealth parliamentary system in Britain and many others that practice Question Time for Prime Ministers or Cabinet Secretaries. Secondly, on the issue of removing Statements, so that we do not appear brutal, I request your Office not to drop Statements, but at least we consult. This is because some Senators are out of the country and it is important that they liaise with your Office. For example, if the Senator is not in the House and you have given them the official permission to travel outside the country or county visits, you do not have to schedule such Statements. However, any Senator whose Statements have been scheduled and they have not given you an indication, then I agree with the amendment that they must seek leave. In future, when we amend the Standing Orders, in my wisdom or lack of it, we should at least include Bills and Motions because there are Bills that have stayed--- The other day when I was moving my Bill, one Member argued why we are prioritizing National Assembly Bills. However, when you looked at the Order Paper, Members who are supposed to move their Bills and Motions were not in the House. It happened coincidentally that the Bill that was being moved originated from the National Assembly. As the Chairperson of the Rules and Procedures Committee, please, note with a lot of indulgence. 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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