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    "id": 1083853,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1083853/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 738,
        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you back from a month long recess. I trust that you are well rested and have had an opportunity to interact with your constituents, family and friends. In accordance with the Calendar of the Senate, this part of the Session begins today and will run until 5th August, 2021. During this period, we will pick up from where we left off in June. We had outstanding business across the spectra of legislative business before the Senate. Twenty-two Bills are due for Second Reading stage and three Bills are due for the Committee of the Whole Stage. As we resume, nine Bills as indicated in the Order Paper for today, are scheduled for First Reading. Upon their maturity, this will bring the total number of Bills for Second Reading to 31. A further 21 Bills are undergoing concurrence pursuant to Article 110(3) of the Constitution and in line with High Court judgment in Petition No.284 of 2019. As soon as this process is concluded, the Bills will be scheduled for First Reading. In this respect, I would like to inform Hon. Senators that the Senate Business Committee (SBC) has considered a mechanism for expediting consideration of Bills that were republished pursuant to the High Court judgment referred to above. With your co- operation, it is envisaged that the Senate will conclude these Bills by the end of the Session in December, 2021. The Senate will be guided accordingly in the coming sittings so as to facilitate their expeditious consideration. Hon. Senators, 54 petitions are yet to be reported on by Standing Committees. It is my hope that respective Committees took some time during the June recess, to"
}