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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This House will miss Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, but I am sure he will transfer this to the Council of Governors. I wish him well. Allow me to take this opportunity to say a few things. First, we adopted a Calendar that allowed us to go on recess today, the main issue being to allow Members of this House, who are seeking various elective positions, to participate in political parties’ primaries. I have noted that a good number of Senators are defending their seats and I wish each of them well. I hope they also wish me well. I also know that there other Senators who will be seeking other positions, not necessarily in this House. I also wish them well. The coming one month or so will be very critical and that is why we thought that we need a bit of time. When we were preparing the Calendar part of the justification that was approved by this was that even after the nominations, the law allows a window for dispute resolution, through the political parties’ disputes mechanisms. That means that the whole of April and May will be taken up by this. In fact, we can only expect a bit of stability between 28th and 31st May, 2017 when candidates will present their nomination papers to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). I know that we have a lot of business and might need special sittings to consider some of the Bills that we need to pass before we adjourn Sine Die. These Bills are critical to the economy of the country and running of the Government at both levels. However, the reality is that from this Friday some of the political parties will start their primaries; others will do it in a week or so. You do not expect stability in terms of availability. That is why we felt that we should give the Senators that leeway, but I am sure that Senators can sacrifice their own welfare in terms of campaigns when there are pressing matters of national importance. We felt that should be done. Once the presentation of credentials to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is over, which is around 2nd June, 2017, then you can expect Members to have some availability. It will still be tough because the campaigns will follow. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have watched Kenya’s last four or five elections. I can tell you that you do not have two or three countries with such rigor and energy that 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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