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    "id": 1085880,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "should come up. It could not have come at a better time. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this to the Floor. I do not think this one will be business as usual. Madam Deputy Speaker, despite the fact that our Standing Orders state what should happen with the work that the Committees have done, even though some try they have not done it in a timely manner. This Bill speaks to the issues of being accountable and ensuring implementation in a timely manner so that we do not wait. As I stand here, I remember that in my first term as the Chair of the Committee on Education, we had a school that suffered lack of registration. Immediately, I took that up because I was still new in town. I imagined that it would be done as a matter of urgency. To date, nobody has ever acted on that school. It has very nice structures. It was only waiting registration or any further advice so that we do not waste public funds by putting up very fine structures then nobody makes good use of them. This Bill has gone further to speak to issues of immunity of Members of Parliament (MPs) as well as the staff. Although we were not able to prove whether Sen. Linturi was arrested after entering the precincts of Parliament, that issue almost caused commotion in this House. We were challenged. Some of us who were still new MPs wondered where immunity ends and where starts. This Bill will go a long way to remind Members that earlier on, we have been having such immunity, but it will serve as a reminder that MPs and staff should enjoy immunity. Madam Deputy Speaker, such a Bill can never be over emphasized because it is going to enhance the work that we have been doing as Parliament. We, as Senators, have stood here and said that people have a lot of faith in us. In a short while, nobody will have faith in the Senate because we are doing so many things and nobody is implementing them. I think that if implementation will be done based on the action that this Bill will bring on board. This House will remain in high standing and the one preferred to receive Petitions, and so on, and so forth. Madam Deputy Speaker, if this Bill goes through, I do not think we will come here again to ask for an Implementation Committee because we shall refer people to look at the Bill. With that contribution, I wish to second the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill 2020. I once again thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for doing such a great job and bringing up such a wonderful Bill. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I second."
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