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    "speaker_name": "Sen Sifuna",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I must begin by registering very strong protest on behalf of the Minority side as to the presence of this Motion on the Order Paper this afternoon. When I saw it, I called and the records can show, the Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Senator for Kericho, Aaron Cheruiyot. I was unable to reach him because we in this House have agreed that we will not transact business by ambush. It is not a surprise. I am extremely disappointed. It is very contemptuous for you to introduce a Motion in such a way because it gives us a very difficult time in the leadership to guide our members as to how to treat this Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, secondly, I protest because I do not like being made to look like a fool. Yesterday, after resolutions passed by the Central Committee of ODM, I was reading a statement saying that ODM will not countenance any further delays in the selection process of the IEBC commissioners, only to be told today that there is a Motion on the Order Paper to extend time for this Panel to do its job. Worse still, when I reached out to my leadership in the National Assembly or counterparts there, they forwarded to me a letter from this panel, signed by the Chair of the panel himself. The first thing I noticed, this letter was dated the 20th of March. This is two weeks ago. Two weeks ago, this House has no idea. The second problem is that that letter is addressed only to the Speaker of the National Assembly, continuing this spate of contempt for the Senate, when they knew very well that this matter has to be processed through both Houses of Parliament. It is unacceptable that we continue to be treated with such contempt. So, when I go through the letter, I am trying to find the reasons. It is clear that even the Mover of this Motion has no access to that request. By the way, in that request, this Panel is asking for 30 days, not 14 days. It is the National Assembly that set it at 14 days. There is nothing that stops us as a House at setting that deadline at four days or seven days or two days, if we wanted to."
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