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    "id": 640477,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as you have put it, this is a Procedural Motion. The Senate Calendar for the Fourth Session was passed at the beginning of this Session. According to the Calendar, we were supposed to break for a week or so, starting today. We are proposing to postpone the recess by a week so that the Head of State can do his constitutional duty of addressing the nation. It will be important for all of us to attend because there are many issues that we hope the President will address. All of us have to stand with him. We have had several challenges including scandals of corruption since the Head of State last spoke to us. We have had the NYS scandal, Eurobond and many things that people are talking about. It is important that these vices that are affecting us in Kenya are dealt with henceforth. A few minutes ago, we were told about the shortage of fertilizer in the country. Farmers are staring at a gloomy year ahead and we face a food shortage. We hope that the Head of State will address the same. We have challenges of insecurity and attacks from terrorists groups, just like it happened the other day in Belgium. As Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale said, Ministers in Belgium resigned although they had nothing to do with what happened. Last year, 148 students were killed in Garissa, but the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Inspector-General of Police did not resign; nobody took responsibility. Belgium mourned with us after the Garissa attack, but we have not done the same for them. As a nation we need to stand with our brethren in Belgium because they have lost a significant number of people. We need to be united as a nation and stand with the Head of State when it comes to such issues. Also, whenever such incidents happen, we should take responsibility. I support."
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