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    "id": 839582,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "September 27, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 28 The Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are those who have been talking about our sittings here in Eldoret in very negative terms. We have a Constitutional direction under Article 6(3) which reads as follows- “A national state organ shall ensure reasonable access to its services in all parts of the Republic, so far as it is appropriate to do so having regard to do so nature of the service.” This provision is not talking about “organs at the county level;” it says “a national state organ.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you look at the kind of services we have offered – not in Uasin Gishu alone, but in this region – even on the issues of farmers--- When I saw the Speaker sitting there, not as a Member of the Committee, but giving that process the full might of the Senate – nobody in his right mind can criticize the Senate for sitting here in Eldoret. Secondly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I took trouble yesterday to talk to the Clerk and his staff, because I feel obliged. If we spend a cent more by coming here to Eldoret, my conscience would not be very clear. I had a little meeting with them and found out that we may actually have saved some money. If the calculations are done properly and considering the way the attendance has been here, the Senate has saved some money. This is unlike other organs of the State, when they hold meetings outside their normal stations. Therefore, instead of being discouraged, we should continue and hold other sessions in other regions at an appropriate time. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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