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    "content": "2017. In the three days, the focus of the Senate will be to clear the most important Bills which would not have been cleared by that time. Of urgent importance is the Division of Revenue Bill. The disagreement between the two Houses has led to a mediation report which must be approved by both Houses in accordance with the law. This is a very important legislation because if it is not passed, it can paralyze the country’s operations. Other than that, our counties require money to run the few months before and even after elections for those who will be re-elected and for the new governors. So, we need to pass the County Allocation of Revenue Bill among other Bills. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on 13th, 14th and 15th, June, 2017 these are the Bills that will be of critical importance as well as passing the final reports of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) some of which have been tabled, so that at least before this term ends, we dispense with consideration of one year of audit reports. The next Senate will push and try to remove the backlog from where the current CPAIC would have left. There will be a Senate Business Committee (SBC) meeting on Tuesday, 13th June, 2017, to schedule the business of the Senate. Among the things that will be given priority are Bills that I have already identified. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, given the urgency of some of the legislation that are pending, we might be compelled to hold one or two special sittings at the end of this month, hopefully after the primaries, to come and dispense with the most urgent legislation and maybe one more time on a needs basis before the final resumption of our sittings on 13th June, 2017. I take this opportunity to wish all colleagues all the best in the political party primaries. I know it is a very taxing process in many ways because Kenyan election is one of the most vigorous and energetic elections in the world. I wish all colleagues and all political parties well. Let democracy prevail and let the best person get the ticket to defend their party. For those who will not get the tickets I am sure they can still serve this country in other capacities. I pray for peace in our country and that elections will not put our country on a path that our children might regret. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I now beg to table this Statement on the Table of this Senate. I thank you for listening to me."
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