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    "id": 1227173,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion which, in fact, is timely. As a young legislator, I will be having time to take to account the respective CSs on what they have budgeted for young people and women in this country because they have budget lines which they have to state here. We will also have real time answers. As it is now, Chairs of Committees can only report what the CSs have written to them. As we all know, they generally view the Senate as any other ordinary body they will appear to. So, at times, they opt to just write very short responses, which you might have limited time to query. However, in appearing before this House where every other Senator is, there will be more transparency and there is time to even question on real time. They will be going on HANSARD so they will not just be mere pronouncements to suit the interest of a few people. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is also a good opportunity. I commend the President who among the campaign promises he made, was to have CSs appear in this House. That is quite progressive in promoting open governance. Young people from various parts of this country, women and any other ordinary citizens will have an opportunity to see if whoever is holding a particular docket is actually capturing their interest and whether they are competent. Just like Sen. Mungatana, MGH said, you are not going to rely on shorthand notes given by technical persons. You should be having knowledge on your area of interest. Senators such as myself, who took quite some time learning the ropes in this House having been a late entrant, will have more time to also push my issues that are concerning young people, women and generally disadvantaged persons in this country. I alert the CSs who will be responding here. Most of them have not been taking phone calls. I do not understand why because at times, you are not calling them to ask for any favours. Nevertheless, in this House, there will be no chance of giving excuses that you are out of the country. Once you appear here, we exhaust all our questions. You give your responses, state what you have captured for the young people, the women and for any other special interest groups we have in this country. I support this Motion and urge my colleague, Sen. Oketch Gicheru - You are a young person like me - You need to support this because it will give--- Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you are a young person like I am and I know the young people from Migori County will be looking forward to seeing how you take to account the CSs---"
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