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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, the Speaker is the Chairperson of the Committee. For the National Assembly, it is 14 other Members and for the Senate it is six. That is something we can confirm but the Bill that I have from the Government Printer talks about six. Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to say the work of this Committee is to help in the enforcement part so that you do not have security officers dealing with the enforcement of professional issues. As much as possible, security officers should not be used to deal with political disputes and matters that arise out of the transaction of politics. So, it is a very powerful committee and important in terms of dealing with some of the issues of discipline. Allow me to highlight some of the things that they may enforce; issues of assault, obstruction of members of staff and Members of Parliament. No one may assault, obstruct or harass them, no one shall cause disturbance whether it is in plenary or committee and including issues of members of the public. If they are given instructions by the security officers on how and when to access or not to access certain places in Parliament, they should comply. If they do not comply, then that matter will be taken up. There is a whole section of enforcement and in case of infringement of the immunities and privileges. There are enough penalties provided for so that members do not use immunities and privileges to cause disturbance, chaos, violence, assault to other members, intimidate, threaten or injure visitors to Parliament or people who appear before parliamentary committees and so on. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to belabor the importance of this Bill but to say that this Bill will help us realize that Kenya is now a bicameral Parliament and that way, some of the provisions apply to the Senate and the National Assembly separately. For example, the Powers and Privileges Committees; we have one for the 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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