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    "id": 1490772,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Order Paper, those questions were not even filed last week. Some of them are as old as six months or a year. It is unfortunate that it takes that long for us to engage with Cabinet Secretaries. One of the things we have tried to do in this House is to stay current. There are many matters that are live right now, including matters in the energy docket. I was expecting to see the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum here. At least for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, you may say maybe there was confusion as to who should appear this morning. However, the excuse from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum is one that I will never accept before this House. We have said that constitutionally, they must prioritise appearance before this House. We, as representatives of the people, have a lot of questions to put across to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum. We have not had an opportunity to have conversations about some of the things that are going on in the country, including the energy contracts that we hear are being signed in respect to the Adani Group that has become notorious. Every single time, we must remind Cabinet Secretaries that this House requires them to be here to answer questions relating to issues being raised by our constituents. We need to stay live and relevant. You cannot come in 2026 to answer questions about the Adani Group yet we are hearing that deals have already been concluded. Once again, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to register my disappointment that Cabinet Secretaries are not taking these appearances seriously, yet we have live matters for which our constituents demand that we ask questions. I thank you."
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