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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard Sen. Abdirahman and I wish that he could hear me as well without being distracted by the “bullfighter” of Kakamega, Sen. ( Dr.) Khalwale. The House is faced by a new challenge which is a situation where people are saying that we need to withdraw a Bill which is now at the voting stage and we do not have the instruments of law. However, my most important concern is the fact that as a House, we have been assisting each other to ensure that no Bill is lost. If this Bill is lost today by virtue of people protesting, then the next one that will come will also be lost. This is because the ones who think that this Bill is going to be lost unfairly will also do the same to the other Bills. The point that needs to be underscored is that under the Standing Orders, at the Committee of the Whole, and I have sat as a Chairperson before, we have amended a Bill entirely, for example, the Tobacco Bill, among others. If few do not allow this Bill to go to the next stage, we will be in a quagmire; no other Bill will be introduced and no progress will be made in terms of amending the other one because of the legal challenges. 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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