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    "content": "we expend in elections. It is good for our democracy. It is a good thing and it is normally very protracted. I know that even as we resume in June, we are likely to have some casualties. Not necessarily “casualties”, I withdraw the word casualties. It will be a bit difficult for the Members who will not have succeeded in the primaries to feel comfortable availing themselves. However, the saving grace, although by default, the most restricting laws which we passed here in a bipartisan way, was the clause on party hopping. Once the nomination period is over and the outcome has been gazetted, people cannot change parties. Fortunately for those who may want to hop from one party to another, the court suspended that clause. We are looking at the next two months as a very intensive period. This is because of the intensity of Kenyan politics and the availability of options that people can move from one party to another until as close as possible to elections. That was the rationale that was used in the proposals by the Senate Business Committee (SBC) which was approved by this House later on. I believe that we are up to the task. We shall be available when duty calls. As you rightly guided this House, the request for a special sitting does not have to come from the Senate Majority or Minority Leaders. Of late my distinguished brother, the Senate Minority Leader and I have been trying to do a co-signed requisition for a special sitting to promote bipartisanship. However, any Senator with the support of 15 Members can request for that special sitting. I want to wish everybody well. I hope that those of us who look forward to coming to this House will come back in one peace. I have enjoyed myself. I know that we will have an opportunity on the 16th June, 2017 before we adjourn sine die to say some of the things that we have to say about our term here. I do not want to belabor much more than I have done. I beg to move and request Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senator for Kakamega County to second this Motion."
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