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    "id": 1271693,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this chance. You have given us this opportunity of 20 minutes to listen and celebrate the work of our various Committees. We have listened to the reports of the CPAC on the good work that they are doing. We have also listened to the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing and the Committee on Trade and Investments. I am impressed by the reports that have been brought by the Chairpersons. When we began the campaign a few days ago, we sounded like lonely voices when we said that Chairpersons must read and perhaps re-read Standing Order No. 56 (1) and (2), to understand what this Standing Order provides. This is because we felt that the report that was being brought to the House was completely underwhelming. However, I must commend that later, after that discussion, I see there is a change in how the reports are presented before this House. Madam Temporary Speaker, they are more updated and it is not just about quoting the statistics, but some of them speak to issues that are alive to the society. These are things that the members of the public can identify and give us the standing that we need as a House. The citizens of this country do not pay the amount of money that they pay to keep us in Nairobi so that we just enjoy a good AC in this House. I will perhaps take a short time because I do appreciate that it is only 20 minutes allocated to all the Senators. Therefore, maybe everyone of us should perhaps take two or three minutes only and be able to compress our comments and thoughts on what has been said. Unfortunately, Sen. Thang’wa has left. The only thing that I noted is that one of the questions that we talked about last week is that each Chairperson must ask themselves: if you were to go to a public participation forum and say that ‘I am here on"
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