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    "id": 843212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I support the Senate Majority Leader on the appointment of Sen. Outa as a Member of the Committee on Health. As Senators, we have had an interest of discussing issues of health, which is very emotive across our counties. I know Sen. Outa as a very hardworking Senator and a rabble-rouser most of the time. I hope that he will translate the energy and passion that he normally has to ensure that the Committee on Health works to its best ability. Madam Temporary Speaker, secondly, I urge the Senate Majority Leader, the House leadership and the Senate Minority Leader, who is one of the Senior Counsel in this House that we need to regularly meet in the Liaison Committee. This will ensure that we do not ventilate on some of the issues on the Floor of the House. As the Liaison Committee, we need to sit, discuss and agree on some of these things that are causing problems. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have heard what Sen. (Dr.) Ali said. When we had a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the issue of maize that was chaired by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, it was very sad to note that the Cabinet Secretaries and senior government officials are taking invitations by the Committee so lightly that they casually send their messengers, tea boys and flower girls to the Committee that deserves seriousness. It is very sad that Cabinet Secretaries take the Committees’ work so causally and lightly. I hope the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are taking note, so that a riot act can be read to the Executive. If the Executive and Legislature have to support and complement each other, we must have mutual respect. When a Committee invites a Cabinet Secretary, they should know that they are not more important than anybody else because we serve one Kenya. I hope the Senate Majority Leader will discuss with the Executive, so that we have a seamless engagement. 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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