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    "id": 806754,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary, Speaker. I rise to support the Motion that this House adopts and proceeds to hold its sittings outside Parliament, with the first proposed sitting being in Uasin Gishu County. Madam Temporary, Speaker, when the first sitting of the Senate was convened in 2013, part of the proposals and questions that came from the public in the debate that ensued was why Senators should travel all the way from as far as Mandera, Kisumu and Tana River to come and sit in one House in Nairobi to deliberate the issues that affect the people in those places. In the debate we engaged in then, there were proposals that we should have a system where Members contribute even via video link. That tells us the importance with which members of the public hold this particular concept of having sittings within an area that is accessible to them. Madam Temporary, Speaker, without being repetitive, I would like to acknowledge the role of this House, as is well articulated in Article 96 of the Constitution. One would ask why this did not happen earlier than now. Why did we take The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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