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    "id": 983738,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have an amendment to this Motion. Kindly allow me to move it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following amendment to the Motion– That the Motion be amended by deleting Paragraph (a) and substituting therefore with the following new paragraph– Adjourn its Plenary sitting today, 17th March, 2020, for two weeks so as to reconvene on Tuesday, 31st March, 2020, and, thereafter, hold one sitting in each week. In my view, this is the compromise which is important. I believe that we need two weeks to put in place systems that would protect MPs and the scaled down staff that we might need to perform our functions. If we go away for two weeks and there are certain things that we need to procure as an institution, that will be sufficient time to do so. It is also sufficient time to pass information to our staff in our county offices as well as our offices in Nairobi, so that they also scale down their activities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is sad that the information we receive as an institution is from social media, grapevine and rumours. We are responsible to the people who elected us. It is tragic for senior Senators like Sen. Orengo. Sen. Murkomen, Sen. Wetangula and others to share rumours with their constituents. It is important for the information that emanates from the Senators to officially come from the Government. 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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