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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "It is evidently clear that we commence the Fourth Session with a heavy agenda. You recall that during the Senate Midterm Assessment and the Fourth Session Planning Retreat held on 5th and 6th February, 2025 in Naivasha, Nakuru County, we agreed on a set of priorities for this session. These are crucial in shaping the legacy of this Senate. Key among them was the prioritization and participation in plenary and committee sittings. It is imperative that all Senators prioritise plenary and committee sittings to transact the business scheduled. Hon. Senators with business listed in the Order Paper for any day are required to be in the Chamber to prosecute the business. In the last two sittings, the momentum that we have set in debating the Bills in Orders No.11 and 12 in today's Order Paper is commendable. However, we must divorce ourselves from the practice where Senators take their leave after making their contributions to a Bill or Motion. We must be ready to listen to each other and enrich our perspectives by remaining in the Chamber after one has made their comments. We must also be ready for the next phase, which is the Division. In this respect, I request the majority and minority party whips to ensure that we have the requisite number of county delegations to undertake Divisions when required. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as you will recall, yesterday, Wednesday 12th February 2025, the Senate approved Motions for the constitution of select committees. This action was meant to reshape how committee business is undertaken and to bring in new blood. So, to speak in the membership of committees, I cannot emphasize enough the need to have reports tabled within the timelines stipulated in the statute and the Standing Orders. I look forward to more vibrant engagement that advances the business of the select committees to the next level and in so doing, facilitating information and constructive debate in plenary. On Tuesday, 18th February 2025, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet to consider the business for the week. The tentative business for that day will include business not concluded from today's Order Paper as well as the business indicated in the Notice Paper. The tentative business for the morning and afternoon sittings on Wednesday, 19th February 2025, will include business not concluded from the Order Paper for Tuesday, 18th February 2025 and the following Bills at the Second Reading stage: The County Wards Equitable Development Bill, (Senate Bills No.20 of 2024); The Public Finance Management Amendment Bill, (Senate Bills No.27 of 2024); The County Government State Officers Removal from Office Procedure Bill, (Senate Bills No.34 of 2024); The Community Health Promoters Bill, (National Assembly Bills No.53 of 2022); The Kenya Health Products and Technologies Regulatory Authorities Bill,( National Assembly Bills No.54 of 2022); and, the Technopolis Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 6 of 2024). In the Committee of the Whole stage, we have the following: The Early Childhood Education Amendment Bill, (Senate Bills No. 54 of 2023); the County Public"
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