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    "id": 751085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. I thank God for giving me an opportunity to work and serve our country Kenya. As a nominated Senator, I thank Sen. Murungi for giving me the opportunity to become a Senator in the 11th Parliament. I thank the President and the Deputy President for giving me the opportunity to be the Majority Whip in this Senate. It has been a journey. I have learnt a lot. I thank all the Senators, both from the Minority and Majority side. I leave the Senate today appreciating everyone whom I have worked with. I thank the staff. They guided us. They have made us learn a lot and understand our rules and regulations. They have seen a lot from us. I believe we will continue to work together. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Speaker of the Senate for standing with us, especially the nominated women and for giving us an opportunity to serve as other Senators. We have had a privilege. We had a lot of challenges, for instance, office space and staff. I hope that going forward; the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) will look at this. God willing, we will raise these proposals when we move to the National Assembly. This will ensure that Members of Parliament (MPs) enjoy the same privileges. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank those we worked with in the Committee on Devolved Government and the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. This has been a journey and it is commendable that this House passed the first Motion to enhance the National Youth Service (NYS). I am always proud and glad that we had that vision. That Motion was supported by many Senators. Today, the NYS is an institution that is properly enhanced, accountable and can support many young people. I still believe that it will be an institution that can manage and recruit persons who want to join the disciplined forces. A person can go through the NYS and join the disciplined forces. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that the next Senate will help the county governments. As we leave today, we leave the county governments in limbo; they do not know the dates when the next governors will ascend to power. I hope that the Senate will look at the assets of the county governments. I hope that county governments will take over and reduce the amount of the revenue that they access from the national Government. They should be able to collect their own revenue so that they grow. I want to thank Kenyans and the media. The media is an institution that has walked the journey with me. I thank all the media houses for supporting and building us on different platforms. I appreciate this Senate because we were able to sit with powerful men who worked in different Governments as Ministers and have taught us a lot. As we leave, we are better. I believe that I will be able to transform the National Assembly. I will ensure that it is a House that Kenyans appreciate. It should be a House that keeps its promises, that respects other levels of Government and the revenue that is collected from Kenyans. Therefore, everyone should have an opportunity to work for Kenyans without having doubts of why they were elected. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Senate will go down in history as one of those institutions that had a lot of challenges. However, we were able to pass Bills and take"
}