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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Before I do so, I am reminded in my mind that this is the first time I am speaking, in the last few days after two disastrous things have happened in East Africa. I want to use this opportunity to register my sympathy and send condolences to family and friends of the people of Mumias in Kakamega County who were physically injured, maimed, lost lives and raped by police forces in the name of trying to recover seven guns that had been lost at a police station. Similarly, the people of Kasese in Uganda, 62 people have been massacred under circumstances that suggest excessive use of force by security forces. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the first point I will speak to is the composition of this Committee. It could have been better. We are now coming to the end of the life of this Senate and we know each other better. I want to talk about two people in this Committee. I am glad that – allow me to call him Senator mzee – the Senator for Kisii County has made it to the list. Not many Kenyans especially those in the National Assembly know that this is a leader in this country who fast ran for Parliament in 1969 when I was nine years old. The Senator has served this country as a Minister for Finance, a Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Minister for Agriculture, a Minister for Industrialization and his last service was Minister for Roads and Public Works. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to speak about myself. I want to thank the leadership of this House for giving me the opportunity to sit on this critical Committee. I want to assure this House that I will not disappoint just in the same way I was given the 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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