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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is along the same line. It is true that some level of consultation was carried out at the Boma Red Court Hotel the other day. That was not sufficient enough to generate or to put together the very deep thoughts which a number of stakeholders have had on this matter. At one point, this Bill was withdrawn although it has resumed again. We have no problem voting on it today. We shall do so gladly as a team but the truth of the matter is that this House is expected to make responsive laws that will help Kenyans for posterity and for the interests of the workers of this country. This Bill has serious issues which will have been canvassed in the Second Reading. The Committee Stage may not be sufficient to address the issues that are being canvassed under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kinuthia Wamwangi of the Transition Authority and the Sub-committee which was established the other day. I am of the opinion that we are leaders and we have a leadership in this House to help the Chair who will guide us right. As for us, the people who work along with you, it is important we put across ideas which can help the Senate to effectively discharge its mandate. We had entrusted the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to do this task, they are doing it very effectively. I remember chairing almost half of that session. The Chair of the Committee is here and given more opportunity, he will make value addition through the recommendations of that Committee. If you say we stop this today because there are certain issues that will not allow us to proceed, we are more than willing to gladly make our voice on it and it will end there."
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