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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Order! Marriage is a social issue and has nothing to do with this House. We do not know which other Senator did what. On Tuesday, I gave very specific directions to the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Deputy Majority Leader, the Senate Majority Whip, the Senate Deputy Majority Whip, the Senate Minority Leader, the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, the Senate Minority Whip and the Senate Deputy Minority Whip. I was very clear that those directions are issued to all; jointly and severally, together and individually. We said that there are many Businesses that are appearing in the Order Paper and they are not being transacted. That is not good for this country or this House. Additionally, this is something, as mentioned by Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Wambua, that has happened repeatedly. Time has come for this House to give very clear and firm directions as prayed by both Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Wambua. First and foremost, other than the Leaders of the two sides that are represented in this House that I have mentioned, whose work is clearly defined, individual Movers of Bills and Motions have individual responsibility. You cannot be very good at requesting the Chair to have your Motion given an appropriate opportunity at the time you prefer and that suits you. However, when it comes to that business being transacted, you are nowhere to be seen and you have not communicated to the Speaker your whereabouts. That amounts to dereliction of duty and nothing else. Before I make the direction I am about to make, I will read out the provisions of Standing Order No. 59(3) which says as follows:- “Where no Senator moves a Motion at the time specified by or under these standing Orders, such a Motion shall not be published again in the Order Paper during the same Session except with the leave of the Speaker”"
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