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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Kipkemboi Melly",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to go straight to the point. It seems that there is no clear understanding of the mandate of the Senate. In this research, the expectations and responses on the ground are completely different from what the Constitution mandates the Senate to do. If you go to some places, they ask us: “Where is the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) money meant for the Senate?” This is a challenge because their understanding is that every leader who is elected, should do a project and say that today we are giving a Kshs1 million for the construction of a classroom or a laboratory. Today, we are asking about the criteria used for the ratings. Is it about the number of harambees a Senator attends or the number of times that a Senator speaks in the Senate? If it is true, then why is it that a number of Senators who do not attend the sittings of this House are ranked the highest? That is why we are doubting the criteria used. Part of the reasons why some of the Senators are rated poorly is because of facilitation. The Senators are not facilitated the same way as a Member of National Assembly and so they do not access some of the places. When Infotrak conducts 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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