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    "id": 1200582,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot, has said that the Senate Business Committee (SBC) can still consider this. If there is any matter, we can always come here in the morning or sometimes extend time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, you did very well. People stayed here till 9.00 p.m. I was conversing with the Senate Deputy Majority Leader who told me that he was shocked that we stayed up to 9 p.m. There are times when we have stayed here until 1.00 a.m., especially during debate on revenue. May I advise our colleagues that it is not static when we say sittings are from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. The Standing Orders give us opportunities. If there are issues of concern to necessitate amending our Calendar, that is always possible. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to support this Motion. I hope to have a future of fruitful engagement, where the Calendar of the Senate will continue to guide us. On a lighter note, I remember my brothers who were pushing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) went around the country. Its drafters and the National Assembly had wanted to scrap the Senate. After going around the country, the Senate received approval more than any other issue. We have the confidence of the public. I encourage Sen. Oketch Gicheru to stand tall because this Senate has the confidence of the public."
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