Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 983740,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/983740/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 105,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
    },
    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I did not know at what stage I should do this. So I waited for Sen. Ochillo- Ayacko to complete. As the Mover of this Motion, I wish Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko had consulted me before coming with an amendment. Had he done so, I would have told him that this is not just a decision of the Senate Business Committee (SBC). The decision to adjourn was a decision of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and it was recommended to both Houses. The decision by the PSC is not binding on us. We are not a conveyor belt to accept everything that comes from the PSC. However, there is a story behind it. The PSC has worked on scaling down staff. There is also information that many people had travelled out of the country and there was a lot of disorganization in their coming in and self-quarantine. In fact, there are some Members of this House who were on the same flight with the fourth victim of the COVID-19. Whereas the 14 days might suffice for the two weeks that has been said, as per our Calendar, we would have gone for recess in two weeks’ time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to persuade Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko to let go of the one month. When we come back on 14th April, we will make a determination on whether we will sit daily or we will reschedule our sitting to twice weekly for two or three months, depending on the scale of the situation in the country. Even if we were to stay here for two weeks, we would still go on recess in two weeks’ time as per the Senate Calendar. We had a long discussion in the SBC on this matter. So, I request Sen. Ochillo- Ayacko to let go of this matter."
}