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    "id": 550585,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "May 14, 2015 SENATE DEBATES 6 The Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order Senators! The Chair is equally sympathetic to the plight of the people of Narok County on the need to find a resolution. This is why even this petition was tabled on 30th of April under very clear provisions on the committal of petitions. Standing Order No. 227(2) says:- “Whenever a Petition is committed to a Standing Committee, the Committee shall, in not more than sixty calendar days from the time of reading the prayer, respond to the petitioner by way of a report addressed to the petitioner or petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate and no debate on or in relation to the report shall be allowed, but the Speaker may, in exceptional circumstances, allow comments or observations in relation to the Petition for not more than twenty Minutes.” I cannot give more time even if I wanted because Sen. Ntutu had already exhausted the time limitation. He made a passionate appeal to me and I understood. That is why I told him that he can use Standing Order No. 45(2)(a). So, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen.Ntutu was perfectly in order to use Standing Order No. 45(2)(a) because it is a matter on the county or any general topic. He has brought some information which may not have been taken into account by the Committee which is at liberty, as you all know, to interrogate those issues. The suggestion by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o is perfectly in order. Therefore, the House should not feel like we have lost the opportunity. There are many other opportunities within the Standing Orders that we you may use, including the suggestion by Sen. Murkomen. I think that Sen. Orengo got it right, that it is not really up to the Chair, as Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale put it, to use immense powers provided by Standing Order No. 1. Those immense powers should be used selectively and sparingly. You will agree with me that the temptation to use powers has led this Continent to the wrong direction. I am going to provide the leadership, at least, from this House. Thank you. Next Order!"
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