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    "id": 736042,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I mean is that we have a lot of work pending that requires the attention of this House. These Bills are touching on counties and the challenges they have today. One example is that governors are involved in the nomination exercise and they are using Government machinery including buying refreshments for their campaign. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, who is the Leader of the Majority, has no capacity to buy tea anywhere. These are the things that we need to pay attention to so that we move forward. Indeed, it is true that although there is a calendar, we need to be proactive by knowing what business is ahead of us. This morning, the Leader of the Majority and the Leader of the Minority would have rectified this by getting the requisite number of Members; 15, so that we pay attention. We do not want to give room to our colleagues who have been messing with Senate business in the Lower House but now we are going for longer period than them and yet we have to look at critical issues where counties will not have money. We need to pay attention. On the issue of the recess we know a lot is going on as the campaigns are there. We knew from the beginning there will be campaigns and this should not affect our calendar. When one was going for an elective position, you knew about the calendar as early as 2013 and should have prepared yourself for this for us to be ahead. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish colleagues who will go to the party primaries next week well. I would like them to come to KANU, Chama Cha Baba na Mama, though they have not headed my call. However, we wish you well so that we can do our work well. The only emerging issue which we saw on television and in the newspapers is the mayhem, where people are fighting others because of the attention and desire to be elected. Our lives are more precious than the election season. Elections come and go. We need to condemn this hooliganism in the strongest terms possible. The worst one was in Migori, the county where our hon. Temporary Speaker comes from. A governor thinks that he owns everything in the entire county; trees, roads et cetera . It is only air that he cannot own. He asked, “Who is coming to my county without my permission?” We need to elect people who know that they are there for everybody. If he wants his meeting, he can do it on another day. No wonder they have shut out their Senators who are supposed to be their protectors and representatives here. I have noted that a number of our colleagues are going to the grassroots to contest for the gubernatorial seats not because of what they desire but to put things in order and stabilize devolution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to support. 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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