{"id":778798,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/778798/?format=json","text_counter":154,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Orengo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":129,"legal_name":"Aggrey James Orengo","slug":"james-orengo"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am using my words very carefully. Assuming that it is legitimate, this is a matter which the Senate Majority Leader himself would have taken instructions from the relevant Government Ministries and brought a Statement here. First of all, the Statement should state the Government’s position in relation to its duty under the Constitution. This is because we tend to forget why the Executive exists. If you look at the Constitution you will know why it exists. Creating harmony and security in the country is a very important mandate of the Government which is in place. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National makes so many statements whenever he thinks it is important to make those kinds of statements. This is a matter on which the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Coordination, Mr. Fred Matiang’i, would do well to have issued a Statement and give assurance that this Government is not applying the law with a double edge. But the Senate Majority Leader, being a lawyer - although a junior lawyer - should have shown leadership and come here with a Statement, instead of waiting for the Chair of the Committee, who cannot even summon an Assistant Secretary in the relevant Ministry. By doing so, this House would know that this Government is taking this issue seriously. But as it stands now, there will be deaths and still this Government will be quiet. Could the Senate Majority Leader take it upon himself to bring a Statement?"}