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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my fellow Senators in supporting this annual calendar as tabled by the Senate Majority Leader. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this calendar appears like a term-date calendar, in the sense that the total number of days that we are going to have recess is 159 out 365 days- and-a-quarter. That is quite a good proportion of time. I believe that this time will be enough for all of us who are in active Committees to visit the counties and make sure that, at least, they appraise the problems that various counties are facing as they discharge their duties at the county level. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also noted that the time for recess is very useful to all of us. There is no resting. It is a working recess. This is the time when most Committees plan to visit the various regions. It is my wish that anytime that these Committees visit, the host Senator is available to welcome them. We have noted that when we visit the counties during our normal recess or tours, we find that even the Senator is not there to welcome the Committees. So, I hope that when we proceed on recess and the Committees conduct visits, the concerned Senators will avail themselves to welcome those Committees. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first recess starts in April, when most schools are closed and then we reconvene again on 3rd June, almost one month after the schools have reopened. This conforms to the school calendar; it is also important for us to note that some of us are parents. Those of us with children in school will also have an opportunity to take them to school. So, I find this calendar very friendly, because it is taking care of the mothers and fathers of the day. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also note that the time given, particularly for the recess is adequate. This is the time that I would appeal to the Committees that are charged with the responsibility of visiting areas, like we have discussed the trouble spots around the Coast, to find time out to visit those areas and see to it that some of the problems that we have already articulated in this Assembly are solved. This is because as far as we are 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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