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    "id": 1370704,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the beginning of the Second Session in February, 2023 was fairly tumultuous, with a divided Senate along party lines, following the very hotly contested general election. It was impossible to transact legislative business. Today, as I stand here, I am extremely happy that as the session wore on, the two sides of the political divide have closed ranks and we have begun to appreciate each other for the common good of our country. This has resulted in the passing of very crucial legislative business. With respect to Bills, the House of the Senate has a total of 59 Bills, which have so far been published, out of which, five have been enacted into law. Eight have been concluded and referred to the National Assembly for consideration. Consequently, 31 Bills are pending conclusion at various stages in the Senate. Six Bills are undergoing concurrence pursuant to Article 110 of the Constitution. Five Bills have been denied concurrence. Two Bills were negatived at the Second Reading stage, and two Bills were withdrawn by the respective Movers. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of Petitions, the House has so far received 44 Petitions, 22 of which have been concluded and the reports tabled. Twenty two are pending conclusion by the respective standing committees. That is particularly impressive. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to single out, like we did last week, the Committee on Justice and Human Rights Affairs (JLAC), which has concluded eight Petitions and brought them before the House. I commend them. The Chairperson of the JLAC Committee has just left the Floor a few minutes ago. With regard to Motions, 89 Motions have been filed, out of which six are pending conclusion. Hon. Senators, you will note that all pending Motions, unfortunately, will lapse at the rise of the House this afternoon. The procedure of Questions continues to be used by many Senators to seek issues that affect the people that they represent. There are total of 90 Questions that have been filed. Out of these, 51 have been responded to by the Cabinet Secretaries. This is now with specific reference to Questions to Cabinet Secretaries. Consequently, out of the 90 that have been filed, 51 have been responded to. Three have been withdrawn and 36 are pending. I am particularly impressed by the decision by the Minority side to join us, eventually, in this very important exercise. It took a while for our colleagues on the Minority side to appreciate this important avenue that we use to table our Questions and ask Cabinet Secretaries to respond before us and follow the same supplementary questions. I am impressed and looking forward to Wednesday's of the next session, where we will have the full House, unlike the scenes that have been here the past few months. I also must celebrate the Senate Mashinani programme that we held from the 25th to the 29th September in Lodwar, Turkana County. We decided at the Senate Business Committee (SBC) to take this programme to the far-flung corners of the county. I could not have been more impressed in what I saw in Turkana. Senators sat for the full length of that particular period and interacted with the residents."
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