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    "id": 1516546,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just for the record and because I know Sen. Cherarkey is slow in reading some of these judgments. I have been magnanimous enough and have now just sent him the petition from High Court; Petition 202 of 2023. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you permit, direct Sen. Cherarkey to withdraw from the House, go read the judgment and understand it so that he comes back to the House. I know he is a junior lawyer who does not understand quickly some of these new developments of jurisprudence. Therefore, if you give him about half an hour, he will withdraw from the Chamber and go and read the judgement. I have just sent it to him now. He will need like 30 minutes. When he comes back, I am sure he will be well knowledgeable on the happenings around. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on a serious note, I support names proposed for membership of the SBC. I also want to tell the Senate that there is a lot that is happening in terms of legislation. This new team is taking office at a time when, after the deliberations that we had in Naivasha, we have a Constitutional Amendment Bill proposed by the National Assembly. The Bill is undergoing pre-publication scrutiny at a time that we also have a Bill as a Senate that was approved by Senators in Naivasha. If there is a time that we Senators need to demonstrate courage and show leadership, it is now. Reading the names of Members who have been proposed, I have no doubt that these are men and women who have demonstrated courage and they will guide the business that should come to this House. Let us also as a Senate be conscious, that we are not here to be spanner boys of the National Assembly. We also have our own legislative agenda as a Senate. Having been invited, I was privileged to be in Naivasha for three days when Members of the National Assembly were having their retreat. Every agenda that was put on the table was to push the agenda of National Assembly. Let us also bear in mind that we are here to push the legislative agenda of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. 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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