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    "id": 1549471,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. From the word go, I must go on record to state that the Senate Majority Leader must improve consultations with the other side of the House on cross- cutting matters. I would be keen to hear from Sen. Sifuna, should he have the opportunity to contribute to this Motion, whether our sister coalition partner, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United Democratic Alliance (UDA), extended such an arrangement to include instances where the Senate Majority Leader can ambuish one side of the House with a Motion as important as this. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have listened to the Senate Majority Whip moving the Motion. I also listened to my boss, the Senate Minority Leader, seconding the Motion. I have listened to Sen. Sigei contributing to this Motion. I am asking myself a big question; why should I support this Motion? The reasons given here are not convincing at all. In fact, if I was to go by the contribution of the Majority Whip, we should all defeat this Motion. He said the only reason we should support this Motion is because the National Assembly has already passed it. That should never be the reason to pass this Motion. I have listened to my boss respectfully. He said that the Panel realised that they could not undertake the task in front of them. For that reason, let us give them time to finish the work before them. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to say three things. Firstly, it is that panel that shortlisted the candidates for interview. When they were doing it, they knew the time they had for the interviews. There is a principle in management called beginning with the end in mind. I expected that the panellists are learned enough to know. 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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