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    "id": 471307,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Senator! In fact, there I do not need a single minute to rule on that; that is obvious and so clear. Standing Order 130(1) says:- “A Bill having been read a First Time shall stand committed to the relevant Standing Committee without question put.” (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Senate may resolve to commit a Bill to a select committee established for that purpose.” I do not know which reasons are being contemplated here and I would not want to do so. The Senate may decide that they would want a Select Committee. Therefore, a Senator just puts a request in the normal Motion of establishing a Select Committee, he comes to the Senators to convince them that, maybe, that should not go to the relevant Committee. Depending on the nature of the matter, the Senate may decide that, maybe, we need a bipartisan, regional, or whatever other reason. Depending on the matter that the solicitors may have, there could be some interests that they feel could be represented better by a Select Committee rather than a Standing Committee. This is just a proviso for any eventuality. Let us not be speculative. When the matter will be alive, we will deal with it at that moment. Hon. Senators, there is no debate before us. The Chairperson of the Committee had already conceded. The Senate Minority Leader has already made his case and it is supported by many Senators. Is that not satisfactory? Let me allow the last Senators that I am seeing on my screen, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki and Sen. Sang."
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