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    "content": "Hon. Senators, today, the 16th day of June 2022, is a historic occasion for this august House. It marks the last day of the Ordinary Plenary Sittings of the Senate in the term of the 12th Parliament. As such therefore, it is a time to reflect on our time in the Senate, our experiences over the last five years and to ponder on what may come in the 13th Parliament; that is to say, what we envision the next and the future Senate of Kenya to be. The term of the Third Senate in the history of the Republic commenced on 31st August, 2017, pursuant to the President’s notification under Article 126(2) of the Constitution upon which each one of you took an Oath or Affirmation of office pursuant to Article 74 of the Constitution. In the Oath or Affirmation of Office, we all committed to bear true faith and allegiance to the people and the Republic of Kenya; obey, respect, uphold, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and to faithfully and conscientiously discharge our mandate. In spite of the odds that we faced as a House of Parliament, we have largely held true to this Oath or Affirmation in our collective and individual capacities. As your Speaker, I have sat on this Chair, presided over the sittings of the Senate and I have no doubt in my mind, that you have exemplified true allegiance to the Constitution, guided by our prayer at the start of every sitting, which states that the Almighty God has placed the people’s important trusts in our charge, and that it is our duty to protect those trusts. Hon. Senators, we have survived a global pandemic, made history safeguarding the constitutional mandate of the Senate, created a haven for Kenyans from all walks of life to engage with the legislature and held true to the makings of an effective legislature."
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