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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "plant coffee, so that we take advantage of the good vibes that farmers have at this particular point. I hope that Members who will eventually get an opportunity to serve in the mediation committee when we reject this particular Motion and follow through with the reasoning by Members of our Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, will expedite that exercise. I am particularly concerned because previously while mediation exercises would take between two to three weeks on average, some of our mediation exercises are beginning to take fairly long. I request Chairpersons and Members that we grant opportunity to serve in mediation committees to consider expediting especially people- centric legislation like this particular one and many others. That is something worth to consider and make sure that we conclude on such Bills. For example, in the past two to three months, the country has been conversing about the menace of gambling in our Republic and the need to rein in betting firms and all these institutions, yet we have a mediation committee that has served for almost 70 days and counting. We have our Members and those of the National Assembly. That Bill began its life in the National Assembly before it came here. They disagreed with our amendments and now there is a mediation team that we formed in March. We are now nearing June, but that exercise has not been concluded. I urge colleagues that when we have a matter that is people-centric, especially which is topical in the country and people feel that there is need to provide guidance, we need to expedite it. I cannot recall Members who sit in that committee. I am talking about Members who the Senate sent to represent us in that particular committee. My plea is that when we form this particular one, we should expedite it, so that we represent our farmers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to oppose the Motion for the reasons that I have explained. I hope that we will conclude this exercise quick enough, so that we begin the mediation exercise as soon as our colleagues from the other House resume next week. I thank you."
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