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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir thank you for that direction. On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Given what has just transpired in this Chamber, which is quite unfortunate, there is a difference between an attack on the Government which is a political entity and an attack on the Constitution of our country. I think we need a bit of guidance in future. I am saying this because I have seen the way we interact here; both sides of the House, and in our submissions. We need to have some code of conduct because attacking the Constitution is like attacking the entire nationhood and that is extremely serious. However, I want to seek your guidance but not particularly now. Some of the challenges we are facing with regard to the relationship between the Office of the Senate Leader of the Majority and the Chairpersons of Committees are extremely systemic problems. There is no linkage, whatsoever; given the practice we have had for the last six months. I have no relationship with Chairpersons of the committees and this should be created because I am the default mechanism. For instance, as I walked in, Mr. Speaker, you gave orders that you require certain answers with regard to about five Statements related to national security by Thursday. My inquiry tells me that those requests for Statements have been there for many months. Secondly, my inquiry tells me that both the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson are out of the country. So, unless there is a way in which the Senate Majority Leader, being the person who bears the default responsibility, can receive information from the Committee Chairpersons--- I require support so that I carry out the responsibility. It is a bit unfair to require the Senate Majority Leader to have the default responsibilities while there is no obligation for the Chairpersons to tell me that they are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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