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    "id": 384436,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Indeed, hon. Senators, I want to agree with Sen. Orengo. This is why I have been reluctant to make a ruling on this particular matter because we need to do a bit of research. We set up a Committee to review our Standing Orders and only yesterday I gave them a notice that they had one day to submit those proceedings. I think they are concluding today. So, we are waiting for all those kinds of input, so that we can now dispose of the matter. This is a new experience for us. So, we will need to deliberate a bit more on what will serve us better, taking into account other experiences from elsewhere. So, for the time being, we will take the understanding that the Chair, which is responsible to the House and not to the Cabinet Secretary, will do due diligence of ensuring that the information is actually obtained from Government and not elsewhere. The crux of the matter has been the assumption of the Standing Orders that every Committee Chair must come from a party that belongs to the Government. What happens when the Chairs are from parties that are not forming the Government? Then you will find the thick part in this arrangement. But we do not want to rush and take a position now. Our position will be informed by all difficulties reflected in the discharge of our responsibilities this afternoon. So, let us have a bite and also look for a way forward. Thank you."
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