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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following procedural Motion on the Limitation of Debate on Adjournment Motion- THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 111(4), the debate on any Motion for the adjournment of the Senate to a day other than the next normal sitting day, in accordance with the calendar of the Senate, shall be limited to a maximum of two hours, with not more than fifteen minutes for each Senator speaking after which the Senate shall adjourn without question put; Provided that when the period of recess proposed by any such Motion does not exceed nine calendar days, the debate shall be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes, and shall be confined to the question of adjournment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, again, this is a purely Procedural Motion. In keeping with the traditions and customs of this House, I request that we dispense with this quickly. I wish to remind Members that limitation of debate has a rich history in this Parliament. The late President Mwai Kibaki, as the leader of opposition, would address the House for two hours, uninterrupted, without reference to any notes. The House would just sit and listen. The late Hon. Martin Shikuku once addressed Parliament for seven days. It then forced the Rules and Procedure Committee to introduce the issue of limitation of debate. It was never a custom of this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I move the Motion and invite the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, to second."
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