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    "id": 1552637,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": " Thank you, Sen. Osotsi. I have listened to your plea and empathize deeply with your situation, particularly the emergency you faced. I hope it has been resolved. This House, however, is guided by Standing Orders. I wish to refer you to Standing Order No.36, which I will also highlight for the benefit of Sen. Gloria, who is currently in her learning phase and keen to understand these processes. Let us take this opportunity to learn collectively. Standing Order No. 36 reads as follows- “Resumption of Interrupted Business. Any debate interrupted under this Part shall, on coming again before the Senate or the Committee, be resumed at the point where it was interrupted and any Senator whose speech was so interrupted shall have the right to speak on such resumption for the remainder of the time available to him or her, but if such a Senator does not avail himself or herself of this right, his or her speech shall be deemed to have been concluded.” The challenge we face now is that when this debate resumed, you were called upon but, unfortunately, you were not present, and there was no prior explanation provided regarding the emergency. As such, Standing Order No.36 becomes applicable in this case. The Standing Order you referenced, Standing Order No.1, grants discretion to the Speaker only in circumstances that are not explicitly provided for in the Standing Orders. Since this scenario is already addressed under Standing Order No.36, I, as the Chair, am bound to apply it accordingly. For future cases, should you request the Chair’s discretion under Standing Order No.1, where the circumstances permit, you have my assurance that I will utilize it. However, for today’s situation, Standing Order No.36 must apply. Unfortunately, this means you have lost your opportunity to contribute on this occasion. We look forward to hearing from you in the next debate. There being no other Senator, except Sen. Osotsi, who wishes to contribute to this debate, I now call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is well-guided to give you a chance."
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