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    "id": 700850,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to qualify why I am doing it in English. I would have wished to do it in Swahili but it is difficult to keep up with Sen. Hassan and Sen.Kisasa when they do it. I will go with the “Luopean” language which is English. The Motion to adjourn until 1st, November is fairly procedural and does not give us a lot of time, but just about two weeks. For purposes of Kenyans who are watching this debate, it is important to point out that this break is not like a school break where you close school, go home and just relax. It is not a break for us to go on holiday or to attend to personal business but an opportunity for us to retreat into committees and to go back to our electorate and have much more quality time with them. However, on the issue of going back to the ground, we must point out that Senators in this House spend every other weekend in their counties. It does not mean that the only opportunity we have to go back and talk to the electorate is when on recess. Personally, I spend almost every other weekend in my home county or in neighboring counties. It should not be taken that these two weeks recess is the only opportunity in the year that Senators have to go back to the counties. As we retreat into committees during these two weeks, I wish to also pay homage and convey my condolences to Joy Aluoch who has been a sterling, firm and bright supporter of committees in her role as clerk. These committees are not run by Senators because usually we find that everything has been done and the necessary facilitation is in place. It is the employees of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) that make it possible. Joy Aluoch died in an unfortunate accident when she was in the midst of preparing a committee trip of this House. I do hope that her contribution to the ideals she stood for and the collective ideas that she generated and gathered as a clerk and employee of the PSC shall not be in vain. We will find a way of remembering her contribution, her legacy and the entire good things that she did. This was one person who was generous, jovial and not blinded by ethnic or political affiliation. I will be joining other Senators and members of the public in Kisumu for the final send off. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must remember that we are going on recess but staff who support us are not going on recess. When committees sit, we tend to come up with programs to visit counties and foreign countries. There is an issue on foreign visits 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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