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    "content": "In the Tenth Parliament, I was also in the Rules and Procedures Committee. I am one of the people who will go to the annals of history to have actually helped in drafting the current Standing Orders in use at all those levels of legislation. I am proud that I have also participated fully in the history of making better the Standing Orders of the Senate. I have participated fully in the amendments that have happened in the current history of the current Senate of four years. I thank God for that gift; it is not a gift that everybody enjoys in his lifetime. I have listened carefully to the contributions of Members of this House. I have listened to the contributions of Sen. Karaba, an educator and a legislator who is very experienced in matters of governance. I have listened to the contributions of Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, a person with vast experience in Government, who has served as a Permanent Secretary in previous governments, and a Professor in his own right in our academic institutions. I have listened to Sen. M. Kajwang; a youthful Senator who joined us after the demise of his brother, the late Sen. Kajwang who we cherish to remember. We thought that that was the end of the legacy, but this young man is gifted. We thank God for the gift of him in this Senate. Many members have contributed, the likes of Sen. Lesuuda, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o and others. I thank everybody and may not mention everybody by name. I believe this is not the end of amendments of the rules that govern this House. This is periodical. It is likely that tomorrow we will have one rule not functional; it will be the duty of every Member of this House to pick it out and raise an amendment to it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not know whether I will have an opportunity to address this House tomorrow, which might be the last time I will do so. I will address the Senate because I intend to move to the National Assembly in the next elections. However, I have proudly served this House and served it with all my ability and love. I have contributed to the best of my ability. I hope my presence in the House for four years has been beneficial. For those who will serve this House in the coming Parliament, we pray that the few hills and valleys that have to be crossed by this House will be things of the past. Maybe I will help if it will not work in the Twelfth Parliament, when the Thirteenth Parliament comes in 2022, when I will be one of the candidates for the presidential elections for this country."
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