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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Motion of approving the 12 Members of the RBC. A majority of these Members have served in the previous Rules and Business Committee and they have served it well. If what we discussed earlier is anything to go by, the work we had done last year; the Bills that have been passed and all the activities that we have done as a Senate, we did that under the guidance and direction of the members of the Rules and Business Committee, majority of whom are there. So, I think they are all Senators of repute, led by yourself who is the Speaker of the House, and I think the Senate Majority Leader, who has to be there by default, is a very important person. He has to be there by default but he is also a very key person in our House and he is a no nonsense person, and I think he has led this House pretty well. I have to congratulate the Senator for Bungoma because I have not met him since he successfully went through his case with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and welcome him. I think he is also a very important person and I am sure as a lawyer, he is a very useful person to the Committee. Sen. Elachi, as my boss who is the Majority Whip - I do not know why she is not here today - is a very resourceful person. Sen. Muthama who says it as it is; the Senator who we will soon be our Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen, ladies who are well represented by four out of the 12 and so, the gender balance is well taken care of because I can see Sen. Mugo who sits in the Parliamentary Service Commission. So, her presence here is very useful. The Senator for Meru is also a resourceful person and an experienced politician. He has been in the House for long. There is also the Senator who is my friend and my neighbour here, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo who is a Professor of Mathematics. When numbers go wrong, this is the Senator who will make sure they get it right. Our learned colleague, Sen. Ong’era, is there, Sen. Orengo and the Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Sen. (Dr.) Zani is there. So, this is a powerful team and I want Members to quickly endorse them so that they can go ahead and start drawing the agenda for the next sitting. Thank you and I support."
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