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    "content": "We are also going to prepare ourselves to go to Eldoret the week after we come back. We will be having a historic sitting outside Nairobi. I believe that we will do a very a very good job. It is also time for us to go back to our constituents. I believe that we will collect information, data and petitions that we can bring back to represent the people well in this House and also to ensure that quality of debates remains high. I want to congratulate various committees for doing their job well during the period we had. They represented the Senate well, devoid of scandals and drama; and with great respect for the people of Kenya and the institution of Parliament. As a closing remark, Madam Temporary Speaker, there is one thing that I like about the Senate; that fact that we do not get praised all the time. In fact, in most cases, we discuss very serious issues and, somehow, even when we are initiating a committee report, nobody – including the media – wants to report or discuss us. However, when we finally bite, the whole nation stops and listens, because our work is thorough, purposive, has longevity and leaves a legacy. Madam Temporary Speaker, the word ‘legacy’ is being used in town as if it is only President Uhuru Kenyatta who leaves a legacy; and everybody is talking about the President’s legacy. However, I need to remind every leader that it is not the President alone who is supposed to leave a legacy in this country. Every day, we live and breathe; every opportunity we get to perform anything on behalf of the people of Kenya is about building blocks and bricks of our legacy. Therefore, when we go out there on recess, let us continue to do the good work we are doing and represent our people. Madam Temporary Speaker, I appreciate what Senators do in representation, when they participate in debating national issues. The other House sometimes likes debating this House. However, when Kenyans want to listen to what Kenya is saying about different issues, they look for Senators first; and that is a fact. If you see a Member of the other House being invited for a national debate out there, a Senator must have declined that invitation. That is an obvious fact. Therefore, this House has people of good quality and we must continue with what we have been doing to ensure that we enrich the quality of debate in the House and governance in our nation. I beg to move and request Senators to approve this important Motion that gives us an opportunity to undertake the other responsibilities as provided for under Articles 94 and 96 of the Constitution. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Madam Temporary Speaker, although ordinarily this is not a motion that needs seconding, I request the Minority Leader to second it."
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