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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was supposed to second the Motion. In fact, if Sen. Kiraitu Murungi would have been given time to go methodically through the amendments and give us the justification as to why we need these amendments, then I would have just stood up and said “I support.” But, unfortunately, the amount of time that Sen. Kiraitu was given, and being the co-Chair of the Committee, he did a very good job. However, I thought where there is an amendment to the Standing Order; he would have explained to the House why that amendment is necessary. Everybody must carry a copy of the Standing Orders. We look at what the position is now and what we are trying to amend. This is because Standing Orders by tradition are not amended as you wish. It takes some bit of time to make these amendments. Just look at the amount of time that the Committee that was chaired by Sen. Kiraitu took to debate on each amendment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that it is unfair to the House now that these amendments have come to the House and then we are telling you to pass them, without an explanation as to why they are necessary. On my part, I will not want to stand here and just say “I second.” If it is necessary for me also to take an hour, I think that it is important. As you know, the Standing Orders, unlike many other pieces of legislation, flow from the Constitution. So, in the hierarchy of regulations and laws they rank very high. So, I would beg and plead with you that if the necessary Motion is moved, I think there is justification why we should be in a hurry. I was just talking to one of my colleagues and she is of the opinion that even on the issue of Committees, we are proposing the formation of new Committees. There are other people who are of the opinion that we need, in fact, additional Committees. Probably, they are not happy even with the way that we have allocated the functions of these Committees. I believe that we may live to regret not having the opportunity to sit over these amendments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have been part of the people who have been making these amendments. It takes one or three years just to come up with these Standing Orders, so 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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