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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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"content": "It is in the course of this year that we saw all the Bills for the implementation of the Constitution passed and Members of the House working up to midnight, working longer hours and working on Fridays to ensure that we give Kenyans the legal framework to implement the new Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House has traditionally taken a break in early December. But this particular year has been special because of the business that we have had and part of the problems that we had ourselves within the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs which delayed the processing of some the names. I am glad that we have managed to resolve that now and at all the names we gave to the Committee, at least, they have done their report and finished their work. Hence, the business that we had scheduled and was the only reason sitting between Members taking a break and staying in the House is as good as completed. It time for Members to be with their families. It is time for Members to be with their constituents. It is time for all of us to take a break to go and recharge our energy after one year of service to this country. It is time we all went home to our constituencies to seek mandates in terms of the issues that our people want us to raise in the course of next year. All those things can only be done within the framework of us going and meeting with the students. The examination results for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will be announced in the course of next week. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have to go and start looking at all those bright kids who have passed, start accommodating them within our bursary systems and ensure we secure the schools that they need to go to. I know that Members of Parliament do these things because I do them. I am a Member of Parliament. I want that time to go and do it. I am sure even Mr. Mbadi would like to do it because he has very bright kids in his area. I know most of them will be passing the exams and they need to go to schools. It is his duty to provide that leadership in terms of bursaries and other facilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have our CDF projects. This is a unique year. This is the last full year that we shall be in office. It is time we went and looked at the progress to date and what needs to be done so that all the projects within the CDF are completed while we are in office. We do not leave it to those who will come after us and they become white elephants. In the course of the year, the staff of Parliament has been very good to us. These officers have worked extra hard. We have pushed them extra hard. They worked beyond the normal call of duty. I noticed even yesterday they had a small party wishing one another the Christmas good bye. When I met some of them who wished me bye yesterday I asked: âYou are still here?â They said: âYes, we even have tickets to go home but we are still waiting for the Houseâ. I believe that these people deserve a break. We need to give them time to go and be with their families. However, they cannot go as long as the House is sitting. I would like to ask hon. Members that even as we think about ourselves, let us also start thinking about the people who work for us. They also have families and they have people they need to go and be with. Their children have also left school and are on holiday and they need that parental contact in the course of this holiday season. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that there are some outstanding issues. We have some Bills that we would have preferred to finish this time of the year, particularly,"
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