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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion in an amended form:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 247, the Senate approves the Report of the Rules and Business Committee on amendment to the Standing Orders laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 7th June, 2016 subject to deleting the words “5th March, 2014” appearing in Paragraph 5 on page 7 of the Report and substituting thereof the words “5th April, 2013.” First, I would like to acknowledge the work done by the Rules and Business Committee and note the efforts of Sen. (Dr.) Machage who raised questions related to the role of the Chairpersons Panel and the need of having a Rules Committee separated from the Business Committee. I have served before in the Speaker’s Panel, thanks to you and the House. It is clear that there are a lot of issues that arise in so far as the management of the House is concerned. The persons who are serving in the Speaker’s Panel have no institutional framework of reaching back to you, the Deputy Speaker and the House. Having served in that capacity for three years, all our meetings were informal. They are not recognized in so far as the Standing Orders are concerned where minutes are noted and proposals for amendments of the Standing Order are done. Ways and means of managing the House are not achieved because the meetings are ad hoc . It is important to note through this Report that there is a proper institutional framework for capturing both what has already been done in an ad hoc manner by this Committee and also going forward, giving an opportunity for you and those who serve in the Speaker Panel, the Senators who shall be nominated to serve in the rules and Business Committee. This will then separate the RBC as a composition of yourself as the Chairperson, the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader and other nine Senators to continue performing the other role as provided for in this Committee of preparing the calendar of the Senate and monitoring implementation of that business, among others. This is a very important amendment suggested by the Committee and also being a matter that does not concern counties, but just related to the management of this House, and bearing in mind that there are already existing reports in so far as the work we are supposed to do before going on recess, I do not wish to say much. I would like to reiterate what you said; that in our conduct, whether in this precincts, or outside the Chambers, we have a responsibility that goes beyond the constitutional provisions of article 96. That is what I borrowed yesterday from the former Chief Justice. That responsibility is provision of leadership at anytime, anywhere. Whether we are sleeping in our houses or in our constituencies, we always represent the institution of the Senate and we are part of the team that is called leaders of this country. As we prepare and ensure that our procedures and feedback system is well and our committees are working well, we must continue to remember that at such a time as this, the nation is watching us in our conduct, speech and behaviour. 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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