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    "id": 1210273,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I join you and the two colleagues who have spoken before me, in welcoming the Delegation from Uganda. Allow me to request them to pass our greetings to our colleagues in the Parliament of Uganda and especially the colleagues in Parliament. Ordinarily, they should have been colleagues in this House, but the colonial government curved out 13 of our constituencies, which would have been in Kenya into Uganda. I greet them. Secondly, I also join you in welcoming colleagues back to the House. As we do so, I laud Members for the First Session. In that very short time, they stood out. We need to congratulate ourselves. We were able to give our counties an additional allocation of revenue. In fact, my County of Kakamega received a whooping Kshs892, 970,000. We also need to laud and congratulate ourselves for the fact that during that time, we were able to pass a very critical Bill, which has now been signed into law - the amendment to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act. Finally, but not least, we have sent a clear message through deliberations of last Session. Now, our Members of County Assembly (MCAs) are finding it necessary to consult better, smarter and more with governors, so as to work together. It arose from the proceedings of the Impeachment Motion of the Governor of Meru. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I have a request before I sit down. This is a very difficult day. We have lost one of our senior officers, Mr. Wellington Namenge. He was a senior research officer, who has worked with us in this House - especially myself - for almost twenty years. He has left a wife Evelyne, sons Morgan and Wesley, daughters Phanice and Daisy. I send my condolences. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, so that members of staff do not think we do not carry them along, maybe, could you accept to allow the House to do as we would do, if a Members of Senate passes on. I request the House to observe a minute of silence."
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