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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am sorry for using that unfortunate example. However, I also feel like a man who has been raped, and is pleading to be raped again. Men also get raped nowadays, and raping men is a little more painful than raping other people. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Speaker of the House of Commons, hon. Bercow, takes pride in having been elected as the Speaker many times. He says that his mandate is to allow as many Members of the House of Commons to debate as much as possible. He encourages Members of the back bench to debate as much as they can. In the Senate, we are only 67 Members. Fortunately, we have a lot of time, and we brag that we are wise people who should be given time to ventilate. However, I find it unfortunate that we hardly ever have the opportunity for our professor from the great county of Turkana to ventilate. It is nice to listen to Sen. (Prof.) Ekal. We cannot, therefore, have a situation where we are in a hurry to be automated into voting, and not have opportunity to persuade one another. We are our own greatest enemy. In fact, this opportunity to make remarks after a vote has been taken is like a process that is aborted. This is an embarrassment and it is shameful. If we continue with this trend, we should not be invited to provide quorum and to vote. Why can we not give an opportunity to many of us? We even had a kamukunji, where it was said that the debate that we should have is about things that are dear to us. However today, we have given ourselves too much time to debate things that are not relevant, but when it comes to the most important function of the Senate, we are gagged and put under a lot of pressure. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to continue my protestation."
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