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    "id": 664184,
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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the address of the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, the hon. (Dr.) Willy Mutunga, delivered on Wednesday 15th June, 2016. I take this opportunity to say what an honour it has been for me this afternoon to sit and listen to the outgoing Chief Justice of our country, my colleague and senior in the profession, the Hon. (Dr.) Willy Mutunga. Allow me to say that this is the first time this House has used Standing Order No.25 which provides that the Speaker and the leadership of the House may allow a dignitary in our country to come and address this House. Going forward, in my humble view, this is the Standing Order that we must use from time to time, because we have a number of eminent Kenyans who have served this country well in strategic positions. We end up losing them when time comes for them to leave; with a lot of information that would have served this country well. Time has come for the country to learn to chronicle our journey as a nation. It is only by chronicling our past that we can plan about our future. I hope that the leadership of this House will utilize Standing Order No.25 to allow people who have retired as Presidents or leaders of arms of Government to address this house. I feel honoured as a Senator because the outgoing Chief Justice of our country would have chosen to address any other institution. Particularly, when it comes to Parliament, he would have chosen to go to the National Assembly. I do not want to go into what I read somewhere about what the Chief Justice said when he was asked why he chose to come to the Senate. What I read said that he had the confidence that this is a mature House, which is not petty. He thinks that his thoughts will be given effect and will have an impact. He did not think as much of any other institution including within Parliament. He felt that the Senate is the right place for him to have his valedictory remarks. 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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