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    "id": 1174885,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "challenge. I thank him for that advice because it is due to that that I have I been able to see the Mental Health Bill going for assent. I thank the Clerk of the Senate and his entire team. I have met incredible people who love the work they do. They include Dr. Okello, for his guidance and encouragement in all the legislative work. Sombe Toona, Dr. Sagini, Charles Munyua, Victor Bett, Deputy Clerk - Madam Gichangi, Zakayo Mogere and all the others who have served in the various committees where I was and who have guided and encouraged me. I have to thank them all because I saw a lot of passion in the Clerk’s team and in the work that they do. I am grateful to the Members of the ad hoc Committee on Covid-19. I believe we did a great job. We came in at a time when the country needed direction. We worked with a lot of synergy and achieved a lot. There was a lot of learning for me in that Committee especially when I became the Chairperson. I thank all the Senators for all the support in all my Motions, Statements and of course, in the Bills; and also for a lot of encouragement from my fellow Senators. I have made friends along the way. I wish each one of you Godspeed in your endeavors wherever you go and in whatever it is you are going to do. To the Senators we have worked with in the Committee of Lands Environment and Natural Resources, and Roads and Transport specifically-a lot of work has happened there. We have done a lot of petitions especially in the Committee of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources with our able Chairperson Sen. Mwangi. Managing petitions to the number and the level in which we did in the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources is honestly, we can rate ourselves as having done extremely well. Up and till last week, we were able to finalize quite a number of petitions that had come our way. What an impact petitions have when you resolve them. It has a great impact on our people. I am grateful to our Committee members. The five years has been a journey of tremendous personal growth for me. I have learnt very critical things in politics that I would not have learned otherwise. That is a great privilege. I have also learnt matters negotiation when you are dealing with political matters and about lobbying. Most importantly, I have learned that power is not given; that you have to be clear in your mind that you want it and you have to go for it. You have to take it. What I have learnt from this journey, my biggest take home in these five years, of course, has been the impact of the work on the mental health, with the help of this House. We have seen the impact that it has and continues to have, and it will continue to have to the citizens of this country. It is not just for me, but this House we have to be---"
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