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"content": "removing you from office. So, that process should be strengthened and made impervious from manipulation so that we can have accountability and responsibility in the offices that we hold. I support that section on political leadership in the Senate whole heartedly and I think that is a welcome addition. I have seen amendments to allow the Speaker of this House to invite visiting heads of states to address this House. This is an extremely important provision for the entrenchment of our democracy and for the entrenchment of the dignity of this House. Many heads of state --- Maybe I should share this, in my previous life, I was an academic for more than a decade and I really travelled in many places in this world. I was able to study a bit of foreign parliaments and this tradition whereby every visiting head of state will not resist the temptation of getting in touch with the legislature of that country. It is a tradition that I have desired to entrench in this country because of two reasons: First, it is a learning experience even for our democracy, for example, when you have a visiting dignitary like a head of state or some other eminent person coming to share with the House the experiences of their democracies and the challenges. On the other hand, it makes the Houses of Parliament, in this case; the National Assembly and the Senate, esteemed by society once they realize that when a president or a dignitary comes here, they would want to have contact, at the minimum, with the representatives of the people of that country. So, this is a very welcome thing and it also helps us to learn. Unlike in the past when I used to travel a lot and read a lot, these days I have become very local because I am either in Tharaka Nithi, in Elgeyo Marakwet or in Mombasa. I do not travel as I used to. I am sure Sen. Hassan is aware of this. I am not saying it is bad to be in Mombasa, Tharaka-Nithi or Elgeyo-Marakwet, but I would want to know what is happening in Australia, Sweden or South Africa so that I can be a better legislator and a more informed leader of my people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to support the issue of the morning session especially Wednesday morning. If we can give more time to committees to discharge their duties, three days a week, that is, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the morning and the Plenary meets in the afternoon. So, much of the work of the Senate and Parliaments around the world is being processed through committees because that is where the experts are. If you are looking at finance issues or audit issues, you take it to that Committee because that is where Sen. Billow Kerrow is, that is where all the gurus in finance and business issues are. That is where you will find Sen. James Orengo, Sen. Moses Wetangula, Sen. Kiraitu Murungi, Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen, Sen. Hassan Omar, Sen. Judith Sijeny and all other eminent sons and daughters of Kenya who serve in that Committee. It is good if we can give them time to do quality work so that when things are brought to the plenary, it becomes easy to deal with them. This Report is a testament. When it was given to a small group of experts, they generated very useful amendments, non-contestable and that has helped us to move forward. Very quickly, let me comment on the issue of receiving Messages and the provisions relating to Governors and county assemblies sending Messages to this House. This will really entrench the interactions between the various institutions that are related to the work that the Senate does. Therefore, I support that. I have noted that the Statement Hour will be every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I want to thank them for providing 60 minutes for the Senate Majority Leader 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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