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    "speaker_name": "June 16, 2016 SENATE DEBATES 21 Sen. Murkomen",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I sympathise with the Chairperson, particularly when his statement is meant to protect the integrity of the Committee. He better listens because Sen. Mositet is distracting him. I sympathise with the Chairperson to the extent that the publicity that was generated by yesterday’s events has implication on the Committee and the Senate. It can easily pass the wrong message to the world that even where we disagree with other people or the investigations that the CPAIC carries out are direct witch-hunt to the extent of going physical between governors and Senators. To that extent, the Chairperson has the latitude, even without consulting the Committee, to apologise to the rest of us and the country that what happened yesterday is embarrassing to the country. When it comes to whether to apportion blame to Sen. Sonko or to defend Governor Kidero, that is the thin line that the Chairperson could have avoided because then, questions of evidence related to the Governor or the Senator cannot be substantiated. He should have avoided mentioning Governor Kidero and the Senator. The public spectacle yesterday; that there was a fight in the Senate in whichever way is something regrettable and not the kind of conduct, behaviour or manners that should represent the stature of our Senate, no matter how much you are provoked. Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday, the Chief Justice challenges us to show statesmanship. Statesmanship must be demonstrated even in situations where you have evidence against somebody. Even where there is a behaviour of whatever manner, we must continue behaving in a very restrained manner on behalf of this House and the country."
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