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    "id": 584365,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senators who have contributed to this Bill; Sen. Sang, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. G.G. Kariuki, Sen. Hassan, Sen. Ndiema, Sen. M. Kajwang, Sen. Murkomen, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. Abdirahman, among others. There is a general consensus that there has been a problem, this is a pioneer Bill of the Senate and there is need for the watchman to be watched as stated by Sen. Hassan under Article 185 and Article 186. I would like to respond to some of the concerns particularly of Sen. (Dr.) Zani and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on language and promotion of the different languages. The purpose of having this kind of method; for it to be transparent and for there to be a good record, just like they do it in courts, a person can be allowed to petition in a language he understands best but that petition ideally ought to be translated into a manner that conforms to the Constitution because those are the two official languages. We have not managed to translate the Constitution into Kiswahili; leave alone the fact that we are now talking about many other languages, indigenous as they may be. Therefore, my view is that for the time being, for purposes of having good order and good record, we should have this in a language that is official even if it has to be translated so that a petition filed in Nakuru, in English or Kiswahili can also form precedence on a petition filed in Turkana, on a similar issue. That is how ideally we do it. However, for purposes of communication so that people can understand the details of the petition, I do not see any objection to a person presenting a petition in a language they understand best. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the questions addressed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and the Deputy Minority Leader, Sen. Abdirahman, on a method of checking that the county assemblies do not turn into another theater of the absurd; where these petitions are turned 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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