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    "id": 982239,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/982239/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Some of the Members have stated that these Bills take a very long time to process. By the time they are out of this House to the other House--- One of the Bills that is coming up very shortly is the Community Health Bill, which is very key in addressing health concerns for the communities. It is because of that reason and the fact that we are here that we should be processing these Bills and helping communities that we really need to understand what it is that these Bills have stagnated. I do not know what we are going to do at the end of the Senate term when we go Sine die in terms of projecting. We cannot just say that these were the Bills that we proposed as the Senate; where are these Bills now in the form of Acts? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is time to pick it up from where we left it with Sen. Murkomen and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and just meet all together as a House. Most of the time when we meet as separate Committees to do things, and we are quite a number of Committees, we do not read from the same script. We need to have a one day where we have no other business but to prosecute the way forward. Looking at the environment as it is now, the background and issues that have come up, we need to address some of the issues that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., spoke about. It was clear for everybody to see. This spells out a lot of concern even for this particular body. By the time you see the responses that Members are being given from the various other branches, you begin to get worried and yet, the legislative role is very key and important. People are elected and nominated into it. We need to find a way to implement those laws and empower the Senate, we can do it all together."
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