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    "id": 1276359,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "I congratulate your seat with the substantive Speaker as well as all the Members of the Speaker’s Panel. I also congratulate our leaders for having led us to where we are today. I believe that there is an opportunity here as we go for these three weeks of reflection. Let us go and reflect whether this House is living up to his expectations. There is a bigger function that I would wish as a young Senator sent from Migori and serving under that privilege of power given to me by the people of Migori, censored by the same privilege of this Motion. I believe that there are instances that we have been called into this House to speak to some serious bipartisan issues and we have not risen to the occasion from our own sides of the House. I want to see as reflect on how can we make this House better by enabling debate, delibarations and conversations not between the two Houses, but among us as Senators of Kenya. This is my single wish as we go for this particular recess. I take this opportunity to thank the members of our administration. They have worked hard, we have learned from them and they have helped us a lot. I hope that they also take this time to re-energize and strengthen that functional unit that make this a Senate. Sometimes we say not all heroes and heroines wear hats. They make this House work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we thank you for staying with us this long. In the same spirit, knowing that sometimes you may be called upon to work in the Committees and even in some other functional responsibilities like the devolution Conference that the Mover talked about, in the little time you will get to rest, reenergize and reflect. I take this opportunity to wish you well. I hope that you will come back with more energy, more passion and most of all a compassion to lead all of us."
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