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"content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT pursuant to Standing Order Nos.28(4), 31(1) and.50(b), and notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.30, following the sudden demise of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo and the need for the Senate to condole the family; further cognizant that membership of the Senate Committees was approved on 25th April, 2013; noting further that pursuant to Standing Order No.181(1), the Committees are expected to conduct elections for chairpersons within seven days from the date of approval by the Senate, Thursday 2nd May, 2013, being the final day and the day set aside for elections, the Senate resolves to adjourn until Tuesday, 7th May, 2013 at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Motion addresses two things; the first one is the demise of our colleague and friend, the Late Mutula Kilonzo, Senator for Makueni County. This death has shocked the entire country but more critically, it has shocked us, as the Senate because it came at a time when we were expecting so much from each one of us, especially from Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, who is no longer with us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, I am sure he is known to all of us as a great lawyer, a lawyer of unparalleled brilliance in my estimation, the lawyer who possessed almost all the qualities that you expect to see in a great lawyer. Not only was he brilliant but he was also a very quick thinker, a frank person and a person of very strong views and ideals. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo has been a Minister for our country and has done a great job as the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. He goes with the credit of having been the Minister when Kenya got the current Constitution which created this Chamber, among other things. He has been our Minister for Education and as a Minister, he represented our Government and our country well. The late Mutula Kilonzo retained a very close working relationship with the legal profession to which I and a few other hon. Senators here belong. He was a senior counsel, one of the few senior counsel we have in our country. Therefore, this loss affects not just this House, not just the Government or the people of Makueni who elected him overwhelmingly, but it affects the country as a whole. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Late Mutula Kilonzo was also known to be a very committed family person and an effective legislator because of the skills from the legal profession. It is because of these reasons that we feel that the Senators this afternoon should be given an opportunity so that as many as would like just to say a few things in terms of condoling with the family of Mutula Kilonzo. Perhaps at some point, we will travel together to go and visit the family and condole with them. This is the first rationale for this Motion of Adjournment. 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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