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    "id": 1024510,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "The subject matter that is before us is extremely important. We have the Report of the Committee and Sen. Sakaja proposed an amendment to it. In law, we do say that one has to take judicial notice. We are aware that the amendment which was brought by the Senate Majority Whip was extremely contentious on the Floor of this House. The House was adjourned at 9.00 p.m. on that day which led to the adjournment of the debate on the amendments brought by Sen. Sakaja. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that there is debate across the country on division of revenue and that everybody is looking up to the Senate; the Senate being the citadel of hope. It is the place that everybody looks to for wisdom. There are many questions that Kenyans are asking. Is this the same Senate where Sen. Haji, the Chairperson of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is sitting? Is this the same Senate where the Attorney-General, Emeritus, Sen. Wako, is sitting? Is this the same Senate that has three Senior Counsels in law, among them Sen Orengo and Sen. Omogeni? Is this the same Senate that has elders that the whole country is looking up to for leadership? Why would a Senate with that repository of knowledge, wisdom and experience be a House where we cannot agree on a process that unites the country? Sen Sakaja has brought a very important amendment to the Committee report, but it has not helped to unite the country. The original report will not help unite the country, but there is an opportunity for all of us, as a Senate, to have a conversation around this subject matter and come to a conclusion that those who are losing by a huge margin may perhaps lose very little and those who are gaining by a huge margin, may gain a little and then we keep our country together. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is with this is in mind that I rise to ask that this House adjourns the debate on this report. This House cannot fail to find a solution. I ask myself this, the Majority Leader in this House comes from a party that got the highest number of MPs from Samburu, Narok and Garissa. How will the party leader sitting in this House feel if he has to vote against Samburu, which gave that party three MPs? What will Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe go back to"
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