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    "id": 759888,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You, I and Sen. Seneta here are used to getting three minutes to speak in our earlier lives in the 11th Parliament. I am surprised to learn that here in the Senate, you have abundance of time to speak to the gallery and, of course, to the nation. When I was moving this Motion, I did not know that I had a record sixty minutes to do that. I was glad to learn from the Clerk at the Table that I was able to speak for twenty five minutes. Even now, I am supposed to respond for thirty minutes. This actually speaks to the fact that we, as Senators, need to research more in order to develop a lot of content so that when we speak, whatever that will be put on record is something that speaks to the real issues of the common Mwananchi . I say this because in the National Assembly – this is not a popularity contest or a supremacy battle – you would rarely have an opportunity to execute your mandate in terms of the issue at hand. I can see Sen. Seneta agreeing with me on this. So, this is a challenge for us to use the time we have for debate in the best way possible. I want to thank all the Senators who contributed to this Motion; including Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for seconding it; Sen. Halake, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo, Sen. Iman, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, Sen. Kinyua, Sen. (Dr.) Mbito and also our Majority Whip, Sen. Susan Kihika. I hope I have not forgotten anybody."
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