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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 57(1), I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday the 29th November, 2022. Before I proceed with the Statement, allow me to thank Hon. Senators for the consideration and passage of the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2022). I also applaud the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget for considering the Bill within a very short time and tabling the report thereon pursuant to Standing Order No.148. My commendation to you Members of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, for a splendid job and working under great pressure to ensure that, we, as a House, consider this particular Bill and transmitting it onwards to the National Assembly for consideration. It is my sincere hope that the Members of the National Assembly shall deal with this matter expeditiously so that before the rise of the House for the Christmas break, we shall have concluded on this particular process so that we unlock for the funds for the counties. I encourage other Committees to emulate this practice as this will ensure that most of the Bills introduced in the Senate are passed in the first two years of the term. In this respect, I urge the Liaison Committee to monitor the status of all the Bills referred to the Standing Committees and make necessary interventions to ensure that the legislative agenda of the Senate is always on track. I must mention that I am concerned that when you follow the Bill Tracker, at this particular time, you expect that at least the Committees having sat down and thought through what will be their legislative proposals. By this time, at least, we would be having about four, five or six Bills that are under consideration by the various Committees. However, most Committees are still handling Statements, Petitions and such matters I encourage Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of the Committees that this is the time to forward what you have considered to be your legislative intervention for this first session of Parliament to be read, perhaps next week before we break for recess so that when Committees resume in January, they will have business to transact even before we can begin House sittings. The County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2022) is now before the National Assembly. I will pursue that matter with the leadership of the National Assembly with a view to have the Bill expeditiously enacted into law. Indeed, we have had this conversation with them. We have agreed that today, they will have the matter read for the First Time before that National Assembly and concluded on it. On Tuesday, 29th November, 2022, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will consider and approve the business for the day. Business that will not be concluded from"
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