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    "id": 840395,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been through this, where a Statement is requested and a Chairman responds immediately. We have said that if it is possible for that to happen, then it will be very efficient; but it should not compromise quality and content. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to have a broader interpretation on this issue of circulars, because our job is to legislate. However, there are also other circulars which bring certain matters into effect beyond our legislative duties. For example, there is a circular at the county level on which this request for a statement has been raised; there is also a circular on the residences of speakers; there is another circular in force right now that allows governors to invest in education infrastructure in primary and secondary schools. Is it, therefore, in order for the Chair to purport to give a response without doing a thorough assessment of these issues of circulars and issues of legislation through circulars? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are complaining about legislation through presidential memoranda; we are getting another tyranny of circulars in this country."
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