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    "id": 1044386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "of Members who have been proposed to serve in the Senate Business Committee (SBC). I know that they are up to the task and will deliver. Those who have served in the past have worked very well despite the fact that we have had a lot of work to do. The Members who have been proposed this time round will do well. It is true that coordination, communication, cooperation and fast-tracking of the Bills in this House will be the key mandate for us to work. Cooperation between you, the SBC and the Liaison Committee will help us achieve the goals that we intend to achieve as a House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Bills are key not only to this House, but to Kenya as a whole. If we fast-track the Bills that are pending, especially in the Liaison Committee where the Chairpersons of different Committees take up their mandate and work closely with Members of various Committees, then we are sure of achieving as a Senate. We should not just come here for the sake of it or to waste time. During the last Session, we lost one of our own, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. It was very sad and we know that we shall not waste a lot of time going around politicking. We are going to look around and work along the lines that will help us achieve what is in this House rather than politicking. Some of us are indulging in parties that are not known and wasting a lot of time, rather than working towards achieving what this Senate is meant for. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important for us to cooperate with you. It is also important for us to work with SBC, the Liaison Committee and other committees, so that we can achieve our mandate. Kenyans will look at us as a House of achievement and respect. When we were doing induction, when I was new in this House, there was a presentation that was done by our Clerk on analysis of Bills and business of the House that was pending. I was very keen to look at it. We need to up our game to make sure that we achieve what the other House did not achieve. We should do more to fast-track and achieve what is pending before us in this Session. Thank you."
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