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    "id": 1093468,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I would also like to commend the secretariat and staff of the Senate because for every effort you see by the Senators, there is double or triple that is made by the secretariat. We have always said that we have the most professional secretariat or staff possibly in public service in this country. I must thank them. I hope that during this time they should also get time. Even when we go on recess they are working but we hope they can get some time to put their hair down a bit and bond with their families because they do not have constituents like we do. Many times people misconstrue recess to think recess is a holiday. Recess is not holiday. We have our constituents. We have committee work. We have matters in our counties. I just tabled the cash disbursement schedule which all Senators should be able to go through and see the work that they have done. The most important work for a Senator is to secure resources for the county. I am very proud that in the cash disbursement schedule my county of Nairobi after a long drawn effort has been allocated Kshs19 billion. When I joined the Senate it was at Kshs14 billion. For me I am very happy. However, for now it is to make sure that those resources are used optimally for the benefit of the people that we come to represent. Finally, as I move to close I really want to urge committee chairpersons, the matters that have come this past week, many of them are of an extremely urgent nature that we can work outside the box. I commend what committees are doing. Some committees have very many Petitions but let us prioritize. For instance, we must prioritize the matter of the extra- judicial killings in Embu. Yesterday I raised an issue as the Senator for Nairobi but it affects the whole country, the issue of double taxation on importers of footwear. People normally pay Kshs2 million for a container but now they are being charged that plus US$1 per pair of shoe. If you go to Kariobangi, Kibera and Gikomba many residents of Nairobi buy them at US$1 that is Kshs100. When you do double taxation then it defeats the purpose. I am very happy that after raising that the President himself has promised action and tomorrow before even the Committee comes in we are meeting at the Treasury to resolve that issue. Members of the public must realize that this is the one House where a matter can be brought and dealt with conclusively and effectively. I am confident that by the end of tomorrow the traders, importers, my groups in Nyamakima, Kamukunji and the Eastleigh business community who all came to my office the day before yesterday, we now have good news. That and among other things which I am sure all of us are focused on, will keep us busy during this period of recess. I want to thank the leadership of the House, the Leader of Majority, the Leader of Minority and the Whips for the exceptional leadership during this tough period. I pray that they also get some time off even as they engage in different business. I move that the House do adjourn and I would like to ask the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. James Orengo to second this Motion. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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