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    "id": 848775,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Therefore, I sensed that this afternoon there must be a matter that is important to him. It is only that I did not know what the matter was. One of the things that we do in this House is review of our Standing Orders to align it to issues that keep on arising as we do our duties as Senators. This is a corner that we have been before, where we are debating issues and somebody raises the point as the one that has being raised by our colleague this afternoon. It is in light of that that our Standing Order 92 (5) states- “Notwithstanding this Standing Order, the Speaker may allow reference to any matter before Senate or a Committee.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a curve that we have already been on because before we got to the point of drafting the report and there was a Motion that was presented before the Speaker. I am sure he was aware of the issues that were before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). However, he satisfied himself as the Hon. Speaker of this House that it was important that we, as the representatives of the people, look into this matter. Therefore, you cannot at this particular point declare this process sub judice as Sen. Wetangula has reminded us this afternoon."
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