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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will conclude and then table the document. I will now go to the challenges and recommendations that the Committee had. Mr. Speaker, Sir, quorum has been a real challenge in the Committee because lack of it has consistently caused us not to hold meetings when we are supposed to. We are, therefore, recommending, as a Committee, that this House reviews the Standing Orders so that no Senator should be in more than two Committees because quorum has become a problem in very many committees. Consequently, we are unable to work because of that problem. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have also had witnesses who have ignored invitations and even summons to Committees. On this one, we are recommending that the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act should be reviewed so that we put in place punitive measures for those who ignore summons and, if possible, we put them in jail. Mr. Speaker, Sir, petitions committed to two committees to be carried out jointly will continuously be a challenge. We should not have a petition that is referred to two committees, because it becomes a problem. There is one petition that we are supposed to deal with jointly with the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and it is a problem getting the two committees together. Sometimes, the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources can be ready, but nobody from the other Committee appears. We were, therefore, unable to deliberate on that petition in Kericho because Members of the Committee on Justice, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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