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    "id": 1490272,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in August, 2024, I tabled a letter that I had written to the Parliamentary Joint Services (PJS). I have not received any feedback. Noting that the Senate is in session and the National Assembly is not, the services are slow. Early this week, when we resumed on Tuesday, the health club was closed. The food was not available and we had a power outage. We were told somebody who had the key to the generator was not in the house. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have noticed on the Facebook page called “Parliament of Kenya” they carried a story that the Speaker of the National Assembly attended the Mashujaa Day celebrations, but they did not see your picture or even mention that you were part of the attendees, including our Majority Leader. We are wondering whether the PJS is only working for the National Assembly. Whenever we are in session, even getting a cup of tea is hard. It is like we are not part of time. It is high time the PJS be disbanded because it is unconstitutional and illegal. When Exchequer releases are made, let it be subdivided between the Senate and the National Assembly. We have you - and we believe in you - the Clerk and the House leadership to protect us. We are subject to ridicule. When you go to the health club, you are not given proper attention. They simply assume that when the National Assembly is not in session, Parliament is not sitting. There are minor issues like updating Facebook, to show that you are part of the people who accompany the President. Do you know this can undermine some of us politically, including you, people imagining that you are not loyal? I also need direction on the letter that I tabled. I needed to know from the PJS the issue of the security layout. Remember there was a security breach in this House on 26th June, 2024. No one gave out the security layout. 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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