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    "id": 1126509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope there are now Senators online to contribute to the Motion. At least I see we have one who can be able to contribute to it. However, let me repeat. I beg to move that pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 28 and 29, the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 30th November, 2021. This is in line with the readjustment of our Senate Calendar to give us an opportunity to participate in the annual Devolution Conference. It will be something that will help us interact with the county governors to support the issue of devolution. I know one of the things that will feature very well in this year’s Devolution Conference is the issue of global warming. We know that the President will be opening the Devolution Conference in Makueni County. It will give us an opportunity to interact with the governors in a friendlier way. Most of the time when governors appear before the Senate, it is when they are being criticised and being asked about how they spent the money; being called upon to account or when there are issues that have been raised like petitions. This will also give us an opportunity to interact with our constituents. One of the biggest misunderstandings that exist between ourselves elected leaders and the constituents is that the constituents want to see you there on a daily basis. In fact, they mostly say we do not see you on the ground. That explains why the Senate today is empty which is an embarrassment because we have been given a job by the constituents. These are facts. I am sorry that sometimes I just speak so much truth that it hurts. We were given the job by the constituents. We go there and seek a mandate to represent them to contribute to Bills to pass. This Bill that we were just discussing here is a very important Bill that encourages people to do well or to want to do better things for their community but we are not here to represent them. We are busy chasing the goose. We are busy trying to make sure that we are so popular on the ground yet we do not do what is supposed to be done. This is the place where you have to come, pass legislation and ensure that whatever legislation passes, it does not affect the people that you represent. This recess"
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