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    "id": 770713,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to comment on this delay of Statements. I am not sure if Sen. Kihika has requested to defer Statements up to (n). I was earlier informed that one of my statements was ready. When I look at these statements from (e) to (n), it means that she would not read all the other statements. Secondly, I would like to insist that prior to issuing a Statement, we should be given advance copies so that at least we interrogate the answers because we know as soon as the Statement has been issued, that is the end of it. Therefore, I would really like to request that you instruct the Senate Majority Leader to ensure that the Members requesting Statements are given Statements prior to, so that they can get the information. Thirdly, I know the delay in issuing Statements is partly our fault in the sense that we have not established the Committees, but given that this country has various Ministries and all the Senate Majority Leader has to do is to communicate to those Ministries, that should not be an excuse as to why we cannot get answers. We are now about to go on recess. I raised a Statement based on the issue of the killing of cows in Laikipia and the compensation of those herders, but I have not gotten those replies. I know one herder whose wife was admitted in a hospital and later passed on. Now that we are going for Christmas holidays, these people do not have answers from their Government, from this House and their leaders, which puts us in a very awkward position. I want to echo the words of the distinguished Senator for Kitui County, Sen. Wambua; that it is imperative that we care about the people we represent. Therefore, I would like to request that you direct that all these Statements that we requested be forwarded to the relevant committees. I know we are coming back from 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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