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    "id": 597736,
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    "speaker_name": "November 4, 2015 SENATEDEBATES 23 The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the assertion by the Senator for Wajir about consultation is not correct because the Senate Minority Leader was fully and extensively consulted. In terms of the arrival at that date, it was arrived at after considering so many factors, including what the Deputy Speaker has just said, namely; that Saturday is the last day. It was also as a result of consultations of the Speaker and his Panel because you need a Chair on that day. Their availability in terms of which one of them would be available including considering, for example, that the Deputy Speaker cannot chair the session, being the Senator for Murang'a County. It was interplay of so many factors. I do not think any ill will or inconvenience was intended. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, see no harm in us sacrificing the Saturday for us to discharge very important national duty. In fact, the last consideration in all these considerations was from the Special Committee themselves because they felt that Friday would be constraining for them to produce a quality Report, among other consideration. So, I think this was done in good faith, in full consultation and with due regard to the fact that Senators have other duties but also considering that this is a very critical national duty which we must perform by Saturday."
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