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    "id": 1021832,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to come and add my voice to this. Much has been said about the Petitioner and the Petition itself. I just want to say that as the Senate, now that this Petition has come, we have the opportunity to look into this, but in future, proper verification must be done before we deliberate. The issue of saying that we give it the shortest time possible may not sound well outside there. This is because we are here to serve Kenyans and the Petitioner has the right to be heard. We are here to create that listening ear. Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that the Petition has come, let us give him the attention that this Petition deserves and also see how best we can handle it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also important to note that as we have been discussing the issue of revenue sharing formula among the counties, a lot of criticism has been based on the county governments. The issue of corruption, which if you follow, is traced to the procurement department. Many people are interested in that department because of many things which we may not know. Let us give the petitioner the time to be heard. I want to request the Chair of the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare to create enough time so that in future, we do not need to come here and say so many things. Those who process the petitions can guide us and we do not need to discuss other things. Having said what we have said, we are putting many Kenyans off and that is not right. I support the petitioner and say that, whether it is right or not, let us discuss, give it attention and guide the House in the right way. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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