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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Like you have communicated, you will allow us to make our comments with regards to the passing on of our colleague, the late Hon. John Oroo Oyioka. The reason I felt that it will be in order for me to relay condolences on behalf of the people of Kericho is because this gentleman served the people of Kericho County with great distinction during his stint; first as a teacher and then as a District Education Officer. He served at Cheptenye High School, one of the very old high schools in our county, very close to where I come from and also in Kericho Day Secondary School. On behalf of the people of Kericho, we pass our condolences to the people of Bonchari on the passing on of this great leader for his service to us as a people and to the nation at large. Secondly, in November, I came up with a question before this House regarding digital money lending platforms. The question was referred to the Committee on Budget and Finance. In the course of our interaction, we were referred by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to a Bill that this gentleman was sponsoring in the National Assembly that regulates this very bad practice that has set foot in our country and is now being used to fleece many of our young people that are trapped in this online loan sharks. Mr. Speaker, Sir, currently I know that we have a stand-off between us and the National Assembly. However, one of the requests that I want to make to you is that in the ruling of the High Court, they urged both you and the Speaker of the National Assembly to embrace the spirit of cooperation and consultation. I want to plead that when you finally get to sit down and have an agreement on how Bills shall be processed in both Houses, please have a place for a co-sponsorship of Bills where a Member of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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