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    "id": 715906,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Order Senators, relax. We have exhausted the matter on Order No. 5. Everybody got an opportunity to comment on it. I want to reiterate a few things. The next Special Sitting will be on 4th January, 2017. The Committee on Information and Technology should join the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for all the reasons that have been stated. I want to encourage the public to take this opportunity to make representations before our Committees for the Committees to reach a decision that is well grounded on suggestions made and more importantly, for us as a House, the issue of public access and public participation is extremely important to a legislative process. Finally, I want to appeal to all other political formations that there is need to trust our institutions. This is an opportunity you have given us, a House of Parliament, to our country, to try and use the legislative process to resolve some issues even when they are contested. All actions should encourage and should await the outcome of the legislative process. As we always argue, even before court, this matter is seized by the Senate and we must give the institution an opportunity. I am sure the Senate Minority Leader can agree with me on this kind of suggestion. Having said so, I would also want to congratulate the Members. I must admit that when this matter came to our attention, we agonized on how to proceed with it and we considered various proposals. We consulted widely in terms of the leadership of the House and the general Membership. I want to thank the political leadership of the House for coming together even in the midst of difficulties but able to appreciate that we need to give Kenyans an opportunity to make contributions to the Bill that is before the Senate. I encourage that we keep that spirit and for the Membership to agree with our proposal. That takes us to Order No. 7. The Mover is not around. 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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