{"id":940647,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/940647/?format=json","text_counter":279,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sakaja","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13131,"legal_name":"Johnson Arthur Sakaja","slug":"johnson-arthur-sakaja"},"content":"The Standing Orders provide that when an item comes up and the Member who is moving it is not here, it is dropped from the Order Paper. Kindly give us a ruling because we cannot keep coming as Chairpersons, when we have matters to deal with on behalf of the Committee--- We also have county matters to deal with and have other ad hoc Committees. These Bills have stayed here for a year. For instance, with regard to the one on Retirement, the Mover, Sen. Ledama, was here. I do not know where he has gone to. Likewise, Sen. (Dr). Ali and Sen. Mary Seneta were here. What business are we doing? Kindly give definitive direction; if a Member is not here, as per the Standing Orders, then the matter is dropped from the Order Paper, so that we cannot just be coming--- 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."}