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    "id": 715746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Hassan for his intervention. I agree with him entirely. However, that notwithstanding, I thank the Majority and Minority sides for the cooperation and statesmanship that we have displayed in handling a very sensitive national matter. My third point in that connection which flows from the Communication that you have just made is about public participation. Kenyans out there want to hear if the Senators struck a deal to delay this thing or why are we saying this? Article 118 of our Constitution says that Parliament must, not only conduct its affairs in an open and transparent manner with access to the public, but it talks about public participation. So, an issue like this which I have said is urgent, urgent as it is, cannot undergo a proper pubic participation in a day. Therefore, I support the directive that you have given that the Committee should have a few days, possibly a week, so that we can all support a special sitting to discuss the urgent matter having listened to one another. Finally, this agenda on this Bill is not a Jubilee or a CORD agenda, but that of the people of Kenya because elections are about Kenyans. In fact, there is a misrepresentation out there that it is a Jubilee amendment. It is not. In fact, I am already 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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