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    "id": 907223,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, to give a way forward on this matter so that you can consider that, I would like to start by saying that I agree with you fully. I am one of the people who have been advocating for strict adherence to the Standing Orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just to give a little history, the issue of statements is a newly invented one after the 2013 General Election. Before that, in the unicameral Parliament, we had Question Time where Ministers would respond to Members’ concerns. In the absence of Ministers in the House, we came up with statements to cover for that so that Members would get an avenue to raise issues concerning their constituents. Even during that time when we had Question Time, there used to be two categories of questions: Ordinary Questions and Questions by Private Notice. So that we do not put the Chair on the spot to be taking these decisions, I want to propose that we amend the Standing Orders so that we come up with an equivalent of what we used to call Questions by Private Notice. This will ensure that when a Senator has an emergency, we do not have to follow Standing Order Nos. 47 and 48 or whatever. In place of that, we will come up with other provisions that Members can use to raise issues that may be of urgency rather than leave it to the discretion of the Chair."
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