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    "speaker_name": "March 31, 2015 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I want to say that the day the President made this Speech in the National Assembly, I was the first person to stand up to recognise the fact that what the President was saying had a significance. Later on, I was joined by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in giving that standing ovation until the rest of the National Assembly Members and the Senators joined us; those who were there to commend the President for that particular Speech. I do not want it to be seen that I have changed my position. I have not changed my position. In terms of the Speech that was made by the President, I think this is, probably, in relation to the functions, duties and responsibilities of the President as spelt out in the Constitution; I have not changed my mind. I personally went to see the President and told him that he had done a good job. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even going by what happened without going to the details, if this would be showing how well the job was done, there is no time that I have seen more than four Cabinet Secretaries stepping aside at the same time. Having said that, and this is very serious, when things are done for political purposes, they can never be right. This list that is before the Senate today was done for a political purpose. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a Report here that was done by the Commission; a proper report in relation to the same cases that are being talked about concerning the Presidential Speech, was given to the National Assembly by the Commission. The Report talks about cases that were being investigated by the Commission. However, if you look at the Report that we are being referred to - concerning the Presidential Speech – you will see a world of a difference. Without saying who is right and who is wrong, I understand why Charity Ngilu’s name is in one report, but not the other one. I understand why Felix Koskei’s name is in one report, but not the other one. I understand why Sen. Orengo’s name is in one report, but not the other."
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