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    "id": 1227077,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, notwithstanding the Resolution of the Senate on the approval of the Senate Calendar made on 16th February, 2023 and noting the Resolution of the Senate made on Thursday, 23rd March, 2023, on the Fifth Report of the Procedure and Rules Committee (PRC) on the amendments to the Standing Orders of the Senate; and pursuant to Standing Order No.32 (4), the Senate resolves to amend its Calendar (Regular Sessions) of the Senate for the Second Session, 2023 to provide for morning sittings on Wednesdays pursuant to Standing Order No.34. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not the first time that the Senate will be sitting on Wednesday mornings. You will recall that previously, we have had sessions where on Wednesday morning, the Senate met and transacted business. However, over the course of time, when it became clearly evident that Members were more keen on attending committee meetings in the morning hours of Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and sometimes Fridays, as a House, we resolved to have our sittings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., unless the sittings are otherwise extended. Since this House has now adopted the provisions of the Standing Orders in agreement to what the Procedure and Rules Committee proposed before the House to provide for CSs to appear before this House, we propose additional time for the Senate to meet, so that we do not interrupt Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. that is mostly otherwise filled up, either because we are considering Motions on various issues that are topical in the country, Statements that are being brought by Members or Bills such as the ones we want to consider this afternoon. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is in good order that I requested the Senate Business Committee (SBC) and they agreed with us that we move this Motion to allow that the Senate does meet every Wednesday morning. The question as provided for in the Motion that was moved here was to provide for different CSs to be notified way ahead of time the questions that they shall be asked. Hon. Members should show up in this House and agree - depending on how the first two or three sessions will go - the length of time we are going to spend. Once we begin the exercise, and depending on the interest of Members, the questions and the issues arising from the constituents that we represent, we shall be determining how many CSs we can have on a single Wednesday afternoon depending on the issues before us."
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