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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Sen. Wako! First, I want to thank everybody for the interventions you have made and in particular to borrow from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in terms of maybe there are issues around it which we need to look at. But for now, I am guided by the Standing Orders. Standing Order No.241(1) talks about sitting in the Chamber and I will read it. “There shall be reserved sits in the Senate Chamber for the exclusive use of each of the following:- (a) The Deputy Speaker. (b) The Senate Majority Leader (c ) The Senate Minority Leader. (d) Senators with disabilities. (2) All other seats in the Chamber shall be available for the use of any Senator whether in the minority side or the majority side. (3) Subject to this Standing Order and any other order of the Senate, any question relating to the occupation of seats in the Senate Chamber shall be determined by the Speaker”. I am afraid on this one, I am the ultimate and the suggestions you have raised maybe in terms of designating certain seats for the Chairs, I think might be a good proposal which you can consider in the future. I think for now, let us be guided by Standing Order No.241 until we phrase it out in terms of looking at the leadership in the House. For Senator Wako, I just want to give him the assurance that the Chair will protect whichever arrangements you seek as long as you take into account Standing Order 214 (1), which are the reserved seats. You are at liberty to sit anywhere even further from Sen. Muthama as you wish. Before we were interrupted, there were issues raised by Sen. Karaba; one was an issue with regard to a Statement by the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources. The second one he mentioned about a committee on roads and he had not 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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