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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to seek your direction really on a point of order that debate on this Motion should be deferred. Now, I am saying it should be deferred because if we continue with this debate in the manner in which it has been presented, it will undermine the authority and the dignity of the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am beginning to regret the fact that, by the partisan way in which the establishment of the Committees and the manner in which the elections were conducted is being thoroughly undermined. If I can give an example to the Senate Majority Leader when he came to the Committee on Security, he advised us to elect hon. Haji as the Chair in order to encourage the spirit of bipartisanship. He was proposed by the Minority Leader and seconded by the honorable Senator standing and we elected the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations as CORD without really caring whether he came from the Jubilee Coalition or not. All that we wanted was the business of this House to proceed in a manner that is dignified. The consequence of what is being brought before us this morning--- My only regret is that it is coming at a time when we are going for a service of a very dignified Member of this Committee. In fact, the choice to bring this Motion today in the fashion that it is being brought is disrespectful to the late Sen. Kilonzo. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will plead with you that we defer debate on this matter and both leadership of the House could consult on this matter fully before it is brought to the House. The consequences would be undermining the authority of---"
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