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    "id": 1352877,
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    "type": "speech",
    "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. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 57 (1), I thank you for giving me this opportunity to present the business for the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 28th November, 2023. The Senate has considered 13 Bills. Out of which, five have been enacted into law and eight are pending conclusion in the National Assembly. Thirty one Senate Bills are pending conclusion in the National Assembly and four National Assembly Bills are pending conclusion in the Senate. A total of 29 Bills are at the Second Reading stage while six are at the Committee of the Whole stage. There was a request that I made, and unfortunately, I do not see the Chief Whip of the Minority side, but the Chief Whip of the Majority side is just walking in. There is important pending legislation that is at the Second and Third Reading stages. I enumerated the Bills last week. It is my sincere request to our Chief Whips if they could dedicate the last two weeks of this session to concluding on those particular Bills. Perhaps not many of you have had the opportunity to present the budget of Parliament before the National Assembly Budget and Finance Committee. I have done it a couple of times. Part of the measures of output that we present as a House to the people of Kenya is to justify why we are here and why we need the resources that they send unto us. Key among them is the Bills that we are transacting. It is rather law. In fact, next week, Sen. Sifuna amd Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, I will table before the Senate Business Committee (SBC) of the House a comparison of where the previous two Senates were at this juncture; the number of Bills and Motions they had passed so that we do a comparison. I believe we can do better because we have now learnt the trade and many of us know how these things need to be done. My humble request to the House this afternoon is that next week, let us dedicate to conclusion of those Bills. We begin with these six that are Third Reading and the 29 that are at the Second Reading. If we can conclude on those Bills before we break for recess on 7th December, it would be good. There are a total of nine Motions that are pending conclusion and 12 Petitions that have matured for reporting by the respective committees. In addition to this, 267 Statements are pending conclusion by the Standing Committees. I urge the Standing Committees to hasten the consideration of this business pending their respective committees and table the reports thereon pursuant to the Standing Orders. As is the standard parliamentary procedure, for any Motion that would not be concluded by the end of the session, the sponsors will have to refile them afresh during"
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