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"content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.28 (3) this Senate adjourns until Tuesday, 3rd June, 2014. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will take less than three minutes to say the following. First, unlike before, this House has a calendar. That calendar demands that we adjourn. In respect to our own calendar and programmes, I see no reason we should not adjourn. It is during this recess that we will be able to visit our counties. It is also during this recess that Committees can do the work, perhaps, they were constrained by virtue of the fact that we had Sittings during the week. So, it is in that connection that this Motion is brought. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, this Motion is in recognition that Senators have worked very hard during this first part of the Second Session, which began I think in mid February. We have passed a number of legislations and some are in the pipeline. Therefore, it is only fair that we take this recess to reflect and strategize on how to conduct the remaining two parts of this Session. One of the things that make me happy is that looking at this Session, it is very possible that we are going to have not less than a dozen Bills. Therefore, we have done a good job and need a bit of time, in accordance with our calendar, to attend to our other duties and come back on 3rd June, 2014 to continue with our work. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, as I said when I was issuing the Statement, under Article 45, because of Article 218 of the Constitution that has certain timelines regarding the passage of the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, it is almost obvious that we might have to be recalled, at least, for a day or two, to pass those Bills. Ordinarily, because of timelines, those Bills should be in place earlier than June, to make sure that other processes around the Budget are not disrupted. I think that this House will find no problem disrupting its recess because we have done it before and secondly, this is national duty. When national duty calls, we should be available and do what the Constitution demands us to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to move and in our tradition, request the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, to second."
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