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    "content": "Chairperson of a Committee? We cannot discuss issues and you cannot answer anything or bring any report to the House. We only see you once in a blue moon. You are lucky to see some people here. It is like the eclipse of the sun. We cannot continue in that manner. Since today was about speaking robustly and honestly about ourselves and self- auditing, I am now ready to go back to the Speaker. The SBC will organise a Kamukunji. Let us come here and discuss our performance in the Committees. We will ask the Clerk’s office to give a tabulation of attendance of those Committees and Chairpersons to give all that. We will discuss and ask ourselves questions. Maybe the Senator for Nyamira County could add even greater value if he were a Chairperson of a certain Committee than those who hold those positions. The Senator for Narok County, apart from planting 20 million seeds, would maybe add greater value in something else. I am energized today to say that we are ready to sit down together. I ensured that I was not a Member of a Committee because I wanted other people to have an opportunity to serve. I hope they can serve. Lastly, if you are a Member and Chairperson of a Committee, you have a great opportunity to shine. You are even in a better position than the leadership because you are addressing issues that affect people on a daily basis. I do not know why people are forfeiting such important opportunities, yet there is no guarantee that you will be a Senator again. A legacy is not something that you wait for a particular day and then say that you now want to work on it. Legacy is a daily issue. I encourage Committee Members to do something about it. My legacy will also be hinged on the performance of the Committees. We, therefore, have to crack the whip to ensure that we have a more robust and active Senate. When the Senate is active, all of us are beneficiaries and those who are in leadership at that time will benefit from it. Sen. Outa is sufficiently qualified. I do not think that he is in more Committees than Sen. Sakaja. I know that when the next Senator for Migori County – who is likely to be my former student, but I do not want to name names – comes here I think the minority side will give another amendment that will ensure that he is accommodated in the various Committees. Therefore, the balancing act will fit in. I persuade Sen. Sakaja to support this Motion, because we want it to be unanimous. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move."
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