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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. But before I speak substantively on the Motion, I just want to make a comment or two about the Governor’s issue. The fact that the governors have gone to court, as the Senate Minority Leader has said, it is, indeed, their constitutional right. I guess that one of the reasons they might have gone to court is to challenge the constitutionality of the law. Indeed, if the courts are up to the mark, they should be able to read the Constitution correctly and uphold the point of view of the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, regarding going to Mombasa, it is even more reason we should meet the governors, to have a dialogue with them. Maybe that can provide us with an opportunity to sort out certain lacunas on their own perception on what this law means and the fact that we, indeed, would like to have a much more deep engagement with the counties at the level of planning and setting priorities in the implementation of that section of the Constitution which gives us the responsibility to look after the affairs of the counties. We cannot really look after the affairs of the counties if we are not somehow organically connected to the need to make certain regulations and laws to the counties that affect their development. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, as we go on recess, I would like to request the Senate to think of looking at recess as recess and interpret it as a period during which we do not continue working as if we are still in Session. In my life in Parliament since 1993, recess has been used effectively for Committee meetings. You meet fulltime until the recess is over. So, I have always wondered if there is any conception of recess, holidays or taking leave for lawmakers. In that recess, there must be at least some two weeks which are bracketed specifically with no activities for lawmakers to do other things like visiting their counties without necessarily having to be engaged in meetings or even take a holiday. So, I would like to appeal to the management of the Senate that we work closely with Committee Chairpersons and those who schedule Committees to bracket out some one or two weeks, during which there is absolutely no activity regarding Committee work, lawmaking and so on. 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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