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    "id": 1516690,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "No, I was just saying that as a way of learning and I protected him when he was under siege a few minutes ago. That is my advice because the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. M. Kajwang’ and I have been here for some time. We thought the membership would be rotational. Borrowing the Senate Majority Leader’s word, in the last session when we were forming Impeachment Committees, he insisted on rotational membership. I am just asking that in future, let us see how we can do it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not doubt your capacity. I know you have all the time in the world after you left being the Secretary General (SG). I know you have the requisite experience. Therefore, I have no doubt in you and your colleagues. My only plea to you is that let us prioritise the business of the Senate. Secondly, let us also be factual. On many occasions in the running of business in this House, we have raised issues of comfortability. I am happy that you have changed the cameras in the House, which means the quality of transmission has improved. I can see many renovations and construction in the House. New books have been bought. I know the Commission might want to spend money before close of the financial year, but let us prioritise what is important. I wish we diverted that money for these renovations that are going on in Parliament to do county visits and oversight. I saw the Senate Majority Leader trying to oversight Kericho County Referral Hospital alone. I wish it was done by the Senate Committee on Health chaired by Sen. Mandago and the team alongside him as the area Senator. We should divert that money to oversight the counties. We can decide, for example, to divide the Senate into 10 groups, then visit at least every county using those resources. This is to enable us have more impact and for people to see that we are following on how the resources are being used by the counties. 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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