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    "id": 534764,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to second this Motion of Adjournment and support it from the onset. This is an opportunity for us as a House to determine our own activities and priorities unlike what used to happen to us in the past, such that we move on a pattern that helps this House to decide on issues as, and when it is needed. While seconding the Motion, I want to say that, this particular recess or any other one will help us reflect on our achievements and shortcomings during this particular Session. It will also help us reconnect with the people that we represent at the county level, such that we look at what happens in the constituencies and the respective wards with the view to improving relations and looking at the larger development priorities in the counties that we represent. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senate has, time and again, not been able to move or reposition itself to where it actually belongs. Fortunately, unlike our House on the other side, this is a House that has maintained the integrity of what Parliament is supposed to exist for. I, therefore, want to congratulate all Members wherever they serve, for the good efforts they have shown either in the Committees or in Plenary for the period we have served. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we move towards the end, the major issue that came up particularly this week, was the issue relating to corruption in this country. I want to ask the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), having been given 60 days, to live up to the task; to carry out detailed investigations and bring to book those who are believed to have actually caused serious corruption in this country, irrespective of their positions in Government and in society. They are actually impoverishing Kenyan communities largely and they need to be taken to task. So, I urge the EACC and the Jubilee Administration, to a larger extent, to ensure that we achieve the pledges that have been undertaken. 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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