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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Thank you, Sen. Cherargei. Hon. Senators, the issues you have raised this afternoon of summoning witnesses before the Committees are grave. Unfortunately, they are not new. We have had incidences in the past where witnesses have been invited and failed to appear before the Committees. Under Article 125 of the Constitution, like you have rightly said, it is clear that the Senate has powers to summon any person, including Cabinet Secretaries (CS) and Governors before its Committees. The courts have also had occasion to consider this matter and made it expressly clear that Article 125 bestows this power on the Senate. I just want to assure the hon. Senators that we shall ensure that the power of the Senate, under Article 125, is respected. Also, tell those who are being summoned that by being summoned, they are not being criminalized. They are just being called to come and clear up certain things that may be in doubt. In my past life, I also used to appear and it was very clear. I want to encourage all those who have been summoned to appear before the Senate to come because it is provided for under Article 125 of the Constitution, and all must respect the Constitution. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr."
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