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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I came in late. However I am a quick learner; I have caught up with what is going on. I plead with you to give me a little more than two minutes because this is my 25th year in Parliament and I have a little bit some experience to share with the House on this matter. We should not be too hard on the Senate. The Senate, over the last almost five years has done some appreciable work. The Senate has acquitted itself honorably in terms of its productivity notwithstanding the intransigent and the indifference of the Jubilee Executive to the Senate, even fighting the Senate. However we have fought a noble and good fight. We should congratulate ourselves in that regard. Secondly, I have in this Senate, colleagues who have served with me in several committees; Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in the famous Kenya Airways Committee which have bore results. The changes you see in the Kenya Airways are actually an implementation of our recommendations. We stand to be congratulated as hon. Members of this Senate who served decently in this committee for very little gain, except rewarding our country with our services. However, more than that we must also understand that the voter registration has been going on. Today is the last day. Members of the other side are extremely on tenterhooks because it is either they get the numbers; true numbers, not imaginable like last time or they join us on this side in the coming elections which is becoming a fast reality. I do not blame them being here. They should be up and running trying to ensure that they do not all come to this side. However, most of them are on the way. Having said that let me say the following; This Session is going to be a difficult one. We better prepare for it. We are going to the elections. Let us not be sentimental about it. The reality is that when people are going to elections, Parliament becomes a difficult place to be in, all the time. We need the leadership of this House to be more committed in Whipping Members to come to the House. When we are in this House, we should undertake business quickly and productively. We should not spend too much time on Statements; we should go to the Business of the House and complete it. Finally, on my part as the Chairperson of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), we have met this morning as a committee. We are going on a retreat from today at the Windsor Golf Hotel to complete our reports. Indeed we have already completed eight reports it is just a question of adopting them. They will be laid in the House next week. I plead with the House Business Committee to accord us the opportunity for these reports to be discussed expeditiously because we must not let county governments get away with murder in terms of misuse of public resources. This is 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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