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    "id": 470296,
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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, the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the Exposition of Public Policy contained in the Address of the President on the occasion of the opening of the Eleventh Parliament on Tuesday, 16th, April, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am greatly privileged to move this Motion before the Senate. This Motion will set the stage for debate of the Address that was given by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, during the occasion of the Joint Sitting of both the Senate and the National Assembly, on 16th April, 2013. I also want to register my personal appreciation to the leadership of the Jubilee Coalition headed by His Excellency the President and the Deputy President, the entire fraternity and individual Senators for bestowing upon me the very difficult responsibility of leading the business of the Government in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an opportunity for Kenya to reconstruct itself. His Excellency the President, in my view, brought out a very extensive position from the Government side on what the Jubilee Government intends to do to rebuild our nation, recreate our country and put it on a path for reconstruction, renewal and prosperity. The Presidential Address started, and I say this with deep pride and appreciation to the Head of State, with salutations that placed this House where it belongs in terms of protocol. You may have noticed that in the last few days, there has been a bit of public debate in terms of the roles of the National Assembly vis-à-vis the Senate and the relationship between Senators and Governors. It gives me a lot of pride to note that His Excellency the President, with good legal advice, appreciates that constitutionally, the Senate is the Upper House. In terms of protocol, we cannot and will not compromise the position of the Senate in the pecking order of the legislature. Therefore, we hope that 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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