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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. As we say kwaheri to Mr. Justin Bundi, there are certain things in this Parliament that many of us may not be aware of. First, God has been very good to Mr. Bundi. He is retiring with youthful vigour and a baby face. When he goes out there, nobody will know that he has retired. Importantly, in the last Parliament, I had the privilege of working with Mr. Bundi when I was a Commissioner in the PSC. He was promoted to Senior Deputy Clerk (SDC). I was chairing a Committee of the PSC that was in charge of projects so I have worked very closely with him. Not many of us here may remember that at that time, Parliament was going through a lot of pressure to accommodate new Members of Parliament into this space that we are now sitting in. Mr. Bundi, Hon. Marende – your predecessor - and I took the view that we did not have to import these seats from Malaysia at a very high cost. Instead, we decided that we would empower the Kenya Prisons to design and manufacture these seats which are now being done at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Kenya with machinery imported from Malaysia. I am glad to say that arising from that, the Prisons Department is now empowered and is able to prepare, design and make seats for county assemblies in the country. That is something, in my view, that is very important and which we may not forget. Refurbishing of the Senate Chamber is a project that Mr. Bundi, I and others worked very hard to achieve. Expansion of parliamentary buildings to accommodate the new dining hall, offices and committee rooms is something we worked very hard for. Most importantly, was working on the new office block across the road. This is a very serious project that Mr. Bundi undertook as the SDC in charge of projects which may go unnoticed. As we say kwaheri to him, he is leaving the reins of Parliament in the hands of another very able officer, Mr. Sialai. Having worked very closely with these two gentlemen, I sit down as a very happy person that Parliament is still on the right track. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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