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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "content": "We have been trying to steer this Parliament in that direction and some people wanted to read defiance. No! Listen to the words of the Senate Minority Leader. He is telling the Gen Zs that at no time in this Parliament have we ever locked anybody from accessing us. Have we ever locked anyone from accessing us? They did not have to lose lives and limbs and result in loss of property for them to have an opportunity for a photo session in this House. Every day, the Speaker’s and the Public Galleries have not only remained open, but they always have people. There are times when we are not sitting, the Serjeant-at Arms personnel allow members of the public to come and sit on these chairs. We did not have to pay this price. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I open my remarks by passing my profound, heartfelt condolences to all Kenyans who lost their lives, who got injured and whose property was destroyed. I specifically missed to sit in this House on Wednesday last week when I should have. This is because a woman who has been selling me fried groundnuts and oranges in Kakamega, Ms. Caroline Shiramba was shot dead. She sells outside the Office of the Governor. Equally, a young man from Malinya was shot dead. So, these events have come very close. For those who thought that this was something for a particular set of Kenyans, he is mistaken. When I went to visit victims at the General Hospital in Kakamega, one of the victims was the son of one of my chiefs. He was at the forefront in Kakamega. You saw that even the son of the Attorney-General of Kenya was also involved. I saw the son of my brother, hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri involved in those protests. I may not have known where my children were. Probably, they were also involved, but the only thing that missed was that they were not captured on camera. Mr. Speaker, Sir, where are we? There are four things that are unprecedented which have taken place. The first one is that for the first time in the history of this country, the President refused to assent to the Finance Bill. It is unprecedented. Secondly, the youth did what they did. Some people called it the invasion of Parliament and others called it desecration of Parliament and sacrilege. I do not know The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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