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    "id": 751092,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is my last opportunity to address a very important gathering tonight. It is important in the sense that we are adjourning sinedie tonight and some of us are going to be members of the open society, whereas others are expected to come here after the General Elections of 8th August, 2017. I wish good luck to those people who will be leaving for various pastures. For those who will have another chance to come back here after the General Elections, I wish them the best. This is a process and we should see it as such. It is a process that is in the world in both developed and developing countries. What we have done in this House has left most of us open-minded. It has provided an exposure to most people and Senators. Indeed, the Senators have had the chance to work for Kenya. This is very important because working for the “upper House” is like making final decisions for the entire Parliament. I, therefore, thank those who made it possible and particularly, the people of Kirinyaga County who voted for me to be their first Senator. I also thank those who voted for me earlier to be their Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirinyaga Central Constituency and those who are likely to vote for me on 8th August, 2017 as I make a comeback to the Senate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the Senate started running, some of us did not know exactly what the Senate was meant to do. Through struggle we have now come to the end of a chapter of the four-and-a-half years that we have been here. We have been supported a lot by the executive, particularly in the Senate, staff of the Senate and also the presidency. If it were not for them, we would not be here. I thank fellow Members who have been here with me and particularly, my Committee on Education. As I talk, all the Members here, except you, are Members of my Committee. You can see how thorough, serious and committed they are. I thank them for what they have done all through. We have participated in very many motions and significantly, passed a very important Bill today on Early Childhood Development (ECD)."
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