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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, to a little extent, I agree with the sentiments of Sen. Billow Kerrow. But first and foremost, the purpose of my statement was to provide the business of the House for next week. Normally, that business is decided by the Rules and Business Committee when it meets every week. So, I do not think it is during a statement like this one where I can start saying which Bill will come when. That can only be known after the Rules and Business Committee has met and made its decisions. Secondly, I also do not agree with Sen. Billow because I am aware that this House has business, including legislative business. The question which arises is whether there are Bills which have been published and they are not before this House and should be before this House. That is a completely different question which is being handled even from the Rules and Business Committee directives. The Senate Majority Leader is working on that as a separate issue. But to expect that I can come here and tell you: “Next week, the following Bill will be before the House,” This will be pre-emptying the work of the Rules and Business Committee. Thirdly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, perhaps, what Sen. Billow Kerrow is asking is a different kind of statement which I am entitled to make on a day like today regarding the exercise of my mandate. I will not use my discretion to give that statement. Maybe one of these days I will do so with the permission of the Chair, of course. But definitely there is that request. The issue of weekly programme is a routine statement which is given in the generalities in which I have presented that statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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