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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": " Thank you, Sen. Wetangula. That is the position and that is the tradition of Parliament; that everything lapsed when we went on recess. We are in a different session and if you had sought a Statement last session and it had not been issued, it cannot be issued now without you having sought the Statement anew. You must appreciate that circumstances could have changed for the time that we were away and they need to go back to the Cabinet Secretary so that when it is given to the House, it is current. That is part of the reason why the tradition of Parliament has always been that everything lapses with the last session and we are starting a new session. Indeed, like Sen. Wetangula has said, you have noticed that most of the Motions for which notices have been given this morning were Motions that notices had already been given in the last session but since they were not debated, they lapsed. So, we have to start all over again. Therefore, I concur with Sen. Wetangula that it is the correct position and Members are advised accordingly. Nobody can now purport to give a Statement that was pending from the last session if it was not given during that session. 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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