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    "content": "Order, hon. Members. Of these, 20 statements have been issued so far. All others remain in abeyance and have continued to be rolled over in successive Order Papers, to the chagrin of the Senators who requested for the statements. From these statement statistics, and from the issues raised by Sen. Kajwang’ in his point of order and other Senators who spoke on the same matter, it is evident that there is need to reconsider the manner in which statements are processed in the Senate. As hon. Senators are aware, the order on statements traces its roots to the order on question time that featured in the Standing Orders of the National Assembly prior to the Eleventh Parliament, before the shift to a Presidential system of Government. At that time, ministers and assistant ministers formed part of the membership of Parliament, and were therefore, personally present and available to respond to questions addressed to their respective dockets in each sitting. This changed in the Eleventh Parliament following the shift to a Presidential system of Government. Cabinet Secretaries are now not Members of Parliament, and are therefore, not present in the Senate to respond to issues raised relating to their ministries, departments and agencies. Thus, taking into account the Presidential System of Government, the Standing Orders of the Senate of the Eleventh Parliament did away with question time, and instead provided, under Standing Order No.46(2)(b), for statements, which statements would be provided by the Chairpersons of Committees. In this design, Chairpersons and their 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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