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    "id": 586712,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Members! I will not allow this House to be used as a blame game. I am the one to makes general statements which might serve your interests, Senate Majority Leader. Let me make this observation. First of all, whether you are a Member of the local or international sky team, you are still sky bound and not available on the ground. Secondly, last week, the Senate Minority Leader was on an official engagement on behalf of this House. Therefore, it is unfair to blame each other. The Senate Majority Leader has also excused himself saying that he was on another official business in his county. My only request to Members is that unless you are on official business on behalf of this House, all other engagements should be organised at a time when the House is not sitting. Thirdly, the Senate Majority Leader has forgotten a very simple observation. The issue is not the majority versus the minority. It is about leaders of delegations. Unfortunately, whether the Senate Majority Leader has a Deputy, the Deputy on his own right is not a Member of Tharaka-Nithi Delegation, but another Delegation. When Sen. Khaniri talks of “short by one,” it could be short by a Delegate of Tharaka- Nithi, Kericho or Bungoma. So, it is really important that all of us be present and, particularly, those of us in leadership positions. The only office, Senate Majority Leader, you can excuse for being sky bound – whether locally or internationally – is the Office of the Speaker because I have no vote. My Office is fully represented by my able Deputy who has a vote. Even if he is sitting on this Chair, he can still vote. Hon. Senators, that rests the matter."
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