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    "id": 588445,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am glad that you have allowed this ventilation. Our decision to have this Statement read was because in that Committee, we are all men and women of this country. What happens in this country - including the remarks by Sen. Njoroge, that why should one little thing drag in this Senate almost for a year? You, Sen. Njoroge and I sit in the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. That, Sen. (Dr.) Machage fears the possibility of compromise; is real. The attempt to go to court has been communicated to me by the people of Narok County telling me that I must unlock this problem. Therefore, we decided that we make this move - for your information, Sen. Madzayo, the County Governments Act gave us an entry point. It recognizes the county secretary as the official recipient of any communication and official correspondence on behalf of the county. So, if he is the official, it therefore, means when Mr. Lenku Seki signed this Statement, he was merely doing so because he was transmitting to the Senate the position of the county government. Since we know that this matter will not end today, we wanted to enjoin the whole House in interpreting, not just the behaviour, but the content of this Statement. When I will read this whole Statement, you will discover that besides him refusing to come before us and trying to block Senate by going to court, he has also deliberately refused to answer the Statement and he has put that in writing. If you allow me, you will see that then you will make a global decision that will guide my Committee on how to deal with the governor. I want the House to be involved because---"
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