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    "id": 785517,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would also like to contribute to this Motion of Adjournment. First of all, the Senate has done a good job. We have passed many Bills. This afternoon, we have passed quite a number of Bills including The Division of Revenue Bill in a record time. I thank Members of my Committee for participating in this session to make sure this important Bill is passed. We will soon pass the County Allocation of Revenue (CARA) Bill which will be due when we will be on recess and we might have a Special Sitting. As we go to our counties, we should preach peace and urge our people to bring cohesion in this country. The issue of the handshake between the two leaders has cooled the temperatures in this country. We need to build on that. We hope that the discussions which are going on between the two leaders will create cohesion. I urge leaders to be careful when commenting negatively on that handshake. I have heard people trying to talk on what it is and what it is not. That is not fair. Let us wait for the people who have been mandated to look at that to work out a structured programme so that we can discuss it when we come. Madam Temporary Speaker, many falsehoods have been peddled about the issue of teachers in Northern Kenya as we saw yesterday in this House and last week in the National Assembly. This has been exaggerated. We are concerned about the security of our people including non-local teachers. I want leaders to be careful when they comment on this because we can tear this country apart for no reason. Other issues of segregation and sexual harassment that have come up are not factual and it is not fair on the population of Northern Kenya. I was taught by teachers from other parts of Kenya. Since that time, they have been respected as teachers. The issues of people being racists and all those bad things are false. We would like our teachers to look for the transfers in an organized and decorum manner and not invoke unnecessary and untrue things. In the same token, I want leaders to be careful on what they take as the truth. Going forward, we want the Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to deal with the issue of shortage of 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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