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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, quite apart from what we are engaged in at the moment, I just wanted to draw your attention to Standing Order No.94, because sometimes the way we handle this issue is not in the manner in which it is set out in the Standing Orders. It says:- “A Senator shall be responsible for the accuracy of any facts which the Senator alleges to be true and may be required to substantiate any such facts instantly.” So, a Senator must be confronted instantly with what specific allegations he has made. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, under paragraph (2), the Senator is then given sufficient time to convince the Speaker and I think this is important because sometimes substantiation requires a little persuasion. If he is not able to persuade the Speaker, then the Speaker can order that he substantiates tomorrow. This is so that we do not get into this kind of a scenario where we are throwing words back and forward and we handle it in such a way that even the Member who is making the allegation does not feel intimidated or as if he is being denied the microphone. Otherwise, I do not want this to be understood as a challenge to your ruling; I am just saying that for the purposes of the future, we should--- Like now, there is a problem here about what exactly he said; is it the word “thief” that we are having a problem with 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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