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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
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    "content": "accessible, facilitates ease of interaction with the public and protects their interests, is one that has its public’s trust. Hon. Senators, as you are aware, at the beginning of each new session, in addition to the reconstitution of the Senate Business Committee (SBC), the Sessional Committees on County Public Accounts and Investments (CPAIC) and on Delegated Legislation are similarly reconstituted. Consultations on this matter are ongoing with the majority and minority Parties, after which, the SBC will present the names to the House for approval. Hon. Senators, I take this opportunity to remind each of you that the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Therefore, we must exercise caution and strictly adhere to the guidelines of social distancing and keeping safe in our interactions within the precincts of Parliament and our individual day-to-day engagements. Additionally, Select Committees will continue to be guided and are hereby directed to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines that I issued on Committee sittings. Hon. Senators, as I conclude, I wish to note that we are at the penultimate Session of the Twelfth Parliament. I, thus, impress upon each of us to rededicate ourselves to the execution of our constitutional mandate and to undertake the task ahead of us with utmost integrity in service to our great country. Let us think about what we wish this Senate to be remembered for, then, set our targets, focus and achieve. My Office, that of the Senate Leadership and the Secretariat, will always be at your disposal to facilitate you to do your work. Hon. Senators, as you have noted, the only Business in today’s Sitting is the approval of Senators to serve in the SBC. If the Motion is approved, then the newly constituted SBC will meet at the rise of the House to deliberate and schedule business for the rest of the week. The meeting will be in the Senate Chamber. I wish you a Happy New Year and a fruitful Session."
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