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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know, fear and I are never in the same sentence. I second this Motion by the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to discharge the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill. I know Hon. Bonny Khalwale is a medical doctor, but when it comes to English, I think he should have borrowed some better English from this Assembly. As the Mover has said, this being a Private Member’s Bill that came from the Senate, the proposer, Senator Bonny Khalwale, has written seeking to withdraw it. However, as Hon. TJ Kajwang’ has mentioned and as was noted by the Speaker in his Communication, there is no process for a Senator to withdraw anything from this House. Whether the Senator is the sponsor of the Bill or a Motion that has already been processed and finalised within the Senate and brought to this House, it is only the Motions of this House and our procedures that can discharge or withdraw such a Bill. Therefore, let this be a lesson not just to Senator Khalwale, but to the other Senators as well. If you want to propose legislation, be man enough to bear the consequences of the choices you make. As we have been told before, choices have consequences. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with the Mover, Hon. Kajwang’ that, if you intend to be a governor of a county, you will be required to make hard and right decisions on behalf of the people. Indeed, that is what leadership calls for. As a leader, time and again, you will be called upon to make the right but unpopular decisions to the masses. How I wish Senator Bonny Khalwale had allowed leadership to take charge of his decisions other than political expediency. This is because the decision to withdraw this Bill by Senator Bonny Khalwale is more of political expediency and playing to the gallery than being a leader. The people of Kakamega will judge whether he is somebody they can trust to lead or one who is meant just The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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