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    "id": 1139179,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by saying happy new year to you and my colleagues. I would like to join everyone in welcoming everybody back because of this special sitting. I hope that this opportunity of fellowship will be used again to renew acquaintances and renew our fellowship together. We are here to do more than just the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. The amendment Bill is just one of the things we are here to do. We have lined up a number of other businesses and Bills. The Committee of the Whole House is also lined up. Let me encourage Members that within the time of the special sittings that have been called, let us maximize and do our best. We have already received assurances from Members who have spoken before me. They have all assured us that this will be a House of reason and that nothing will go wrong. The entertainment we got in the other House was sufficient to mar the name of the Parliament, but we can redeem that using this House. We will use the opportunity here to redeem that so that wananchi in Kenya can see that there is big difference between this House and the other. I will not go into the details of how things will be done, but the Committee that is responsible will help us with the next special sitting. As soon as we know that the Committee is ready and has submitted the report, we should then call a special siting so that we can continue with the rest of the activities to bring this Bill to its conclusion. Sometimes I hear people saying that we are not a conveyer belt, but sincerely we are. I mean, all Houses are conveyer belts. You are just moving the Bill from one House to the other then to somebody else because the final signature is not ours. So, basically we are a conveyer belt and there is nothing wrong with being a conveyer belt. However, let us do it within reason. Let us do it with confidence that we have exhausted every reason and step that we need to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure that we will come to that agreement and you can continue with the ruling. I want to thank all Members and wish everybody a good year. Of course it is a good year because it is the year when we all look forward to elections. Good health to everybody and may God bless you."
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