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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to be very candid on this matter, and this explains how bad the situation is. I was rung by the Clerk Assistant, Mr. Amolo, at about 11.00 a.m. today, that Sen. Kiraitu was going to move this Motion and he has asked me now to second it. I was in Committee meetings and the Report came to me at noon. That is the first time that I saw the final Report. I have been part of the process, to be given that Report at about 1.00 p.m. and then I am expected to do some justice, it will not be fair. We are accountable and not just a Committee which just considers issues without some level of accountability to the Plenary. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that a lot of times we live to regret when things are brought at the last minute and then we say that they must be passed. I have very bad memories of the history of Parliament, whenever things are brought at the last minute and they must be passed. The next day we end up regretting what was passed. Sen. Wamatangi had many issues to do with these Standing Orders. I need to feel comfortable that when I am seconding this Motion, I can look at Sen. Wamatangi in the face and say: “Truly, the issues that you raised have been addressed in this Report.” As it is, if I am not feeling very comfortable and I am a Member of that Committee, what about the other Members who received this Report yesterday and are not Members of this Committee. In fact, they were being circulated in the Chamber today. The Attorney General emeritus received his copy while we were sitting there about half an hour ago. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would really plead with Sen. Billow Kerrow, that he has a point, but let us do justice to the Standing Orders, because we do not want to leave to regret how we have formulated them if we rush them in this House. I would really beg."
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