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    "id": 1499655,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "No.53(1). From the foregoing, it is evident that we need to redouble our efforts to conclude the business before the Senate. I want to thank hon. Senators for the Divisions that were undertaken yesterday. The mediated version of the Water (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.33 of 2023) and the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bills No.55 of 2022) are being finalised for presentations to His Excellency the President for assent. There is a resolution on the Motion relating to various water service providers which will shortly be dispatched to the relevant Government agencies for action. The other Bills that were at the Second Reading stage have now been transitioned to the Committee of the Whole and will be scheduled accordingly by the Senate Business Committee (SBC). In the same spirit, I want to urge hon. Senators to be present in the House, so that we conclude the business that is scheduled for Division in today’s Order Paper. On Tuesday, 26th November, 2024, the SBC will consider the business for the week. The tentative business for that week will include a Motion to debate the President’s Address to Parliament, pursuant to Article 132(1)(b) and (c) of the Constitution, business not concluded from today’s Order Paper, as well as business indicated in the Notice Paper. The tentative business for the morning sitting of Wednesday, 27th November, 2024, will include the Schedule of Questions to the Cabinet Secretaries, as provided by the SBC, as well as Motions. As Senators will recall, Cabinet Secretaries who were scheduled to respond to Questions on Wednesday, 13th November, 2024, did not appear. For that reason, the SBC resolved to reschedule the Questions for Wednesday, 27th November, 2024. These include Questions to the Cabinet Secretaries for Health and Tourism and Wildlife. The business for the afternoon on Wednesday, 27th November, 2024, will include business not concluded in the Order Paper for Tuesday, 26th November, 2024. The Bills which are the Committee of the Whole stage are- (1) The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill (Senate Bills No.41 of 2023). (2) The Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No.50 of 2023). (3) The Early Childhood Education (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.54 of 2023). (4) The Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.40 of 2022). (5) The Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.42 of 2023). (6) The National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bills No.24 of 2023). (7) The Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.53 of 2023). (8) The County Governments Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.2 of 2024). (9) The County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.39 of 2023). (10) The Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2024). Bills at the Second Reading stage include- 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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