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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): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion. THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 100(1), the Senate resolves that the debate on the Motion on the Presidential Address shall be limited to a maximum of three sitting days with not more than fifteen minutes for each Senator speaking, excluding the Mover in moving and replying who shall be limited to thirty minutes in either case and that the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader shall be limited to thirty minutes each. Similarly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion intends to increase the speaking time for Senators when they are debating the Presidential Address, which according to our Constitution, is expected annually or at any other time when the President decides to address Parliament. So, the previous resolution of this House is retained in all other respects except on the issue of how much time the individual Senators can speak. In other words, initially, the Mover of the Motion, in moving and replying to the Motion, had 30 minutes, which is retained. The Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader previously had 30 minutes in relation to the Presidential Address, and that is retained in this Motion. The only change is to increase the speaking time for individual Senators from 10 minutes to 15 minutes for the same reasons. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to add one last point; especially when it comes to the Presidential Speech; the kind of things that you would expect to see in a Presidential Address is quite an array of issues touching on various aspects of the economy, security, et cetera . That means, therefore, that 10 minutes may not be an adequate for a Senator to critique, to commend or to express their views on the 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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