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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are the first Senate in a long time in this country after the first Senate was truncated within a year or two. It is good that we set a good precedence for the future. There will come a time when what looks like a casual vote can have far reaching ramifications on other issues. Article 123(4) (a), which Sen. (Prof.) Murkomen read, is very clear. I think you have made it more abundantly clear by reading the letter from Sen. Tiole Ndiema. What probably you, as the Chair, should help this House for now and for the future, is to give a direction that will be in line with what Sen. Tiole Ndiema has done; or alternatively, the Senators who make technical appearances in this Senate – like the Senator for Nairobi, who is the head of delegation – should, every Monday, send a letter to the Clerk’s Office to say that “if there is a vote in any matter, I have designated Sen. Beth Mugo to vote for Nairobi.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know that as we are voting, some Senators are probably standing out here; and it is inconceivable that they had, in fact, instructed anybody to vote. So, it is good to have clarity for the future because we can actually make a decision here and one Omtata can walk to court and say “Sen. Chelule voted without authority.” If the authority is not clear, the Senate can find itself in a very embarrassing situation, yet this is something that we can very clearly design, define and give direction on for application in the future. I am not blocking anybody from voting; I am simply saying that we need to have things clear."
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