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    "id": 983746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, at least, I was consulted by Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko. It is good to agree on this, because this is one of those Motions that we need consensus at the end of the day and we are not a conveyor belt. The problem is that a lot of the commissions, be it the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) and the Judiciary as a whole, have made pronouncements where there is total lockdown. Right now, even a senior counsel like Sen. Wetangula cannot access the courts. The magistrates stand at the door to see who can be admitted depending on what business you have. The other thing is, we are not just parliamentarians. Without the staff we cannot operate. The Parliamentary Service Commission has decided to scale down the activities of our staff. We may feel confident, but a lot of staff members do not have the same kind of confidence that the constant engagement we have is safe enough, particularly when a lot of people here have travelled. This is a matter that we need consensus on. I would have wanted us to continue without going on any kind of recess. In fact, I said that Parliament should always be in place. However, this is an extraordinary circumstance, that the Parliamentary Service Commission---. We cannot direct the Parliamentary Service Commission although we are not their conveyor belt. They have already made a pronouncement that they have scaled down activities. So, in the entire system, people have been told to stay away and so on. I do not know whether if we come back our clerks will be here. If their employer is the Parliamentary Service Commission, most likely they are not going to be there."
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