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    "id": 386767,
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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Nos.28(4), 31(1) and 50(b), and notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.30, aware of the central role occupied by the Senate in the constitutional order in general and in devolved governance structure in particular; further aware of the special role of the Senate to represent the counties and protect the interests of the counties and their governments; and noting that the county assemblies will hold their official opening to be addressed by the County Governors on Thursday 18th April, 2013, and to enable Senators to attend the events, the Senate resolves to adjourn until Tuesday 23rd April, 2013, at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Motion is self-explanatory; that tomorrow county assemblies will begin business and the information I have is that Senators have been invited to attend. In any case, the Standing Orders allow Senators, on invitation by the respective Speakers of the County Assemblies, to occasionally attend the sittings of the county assemblies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that this link between Senators and the county assemblies is extremely critical if the devolution project has to function. Moreover, we are rolling out the exercise of our mandate at a time when there is a lot of misunderstanding on the role of the Senators, especially in relation to county governments. I think that you have already heard about certain public statements being made to the effect that, perhaps, our work as Senators is to work here in Nairobi and it ends there. So, it is extremely important that Senators take their role, which is not only to represent counties and county governments, but also to be able to supervise or exercise oversight of what happens there. In that connection, I want to move that this House adjourns, so that the Senators who are able to attend tomorrow’s function will go a long way in actually asserting our position and also creating a good relationship between the county assemblies and county governments and their Senators here in Nairobi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move and request Sen. Wetangula to second “without gymnastics”. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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