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    "id": 1027019,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "has now become part of my vocabulary. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to urge this House that, as Sen. Orengo has said and I believe that the Senate Majority Leader has no difficulty with this, we can hold this session and have a quick vote. The majority will have their way and the minority will have had their say, but we are going to create some serious polarities in this country. I urge that in this House our most important constitutional function is division of revenue. In 1963, the late President Moi, Masinde Muliro and Ronald Ngala spent their energy crisscrossing this country to tell Kenyans that equity must be the cornerstone of the management of the affairs of the country. Eventually, the Kenya African National Union (KANU), that had the majority, saw the sense in what those three great men were saying. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we went through a 300 degrees cycle to come to where the late President Moi, Masinde Muliro and Ronald Ngala were to create devolution. Devolution is not about running away with what you can get; it is about sitting and saying live and let live, not live and let die. In my county, where you also come from, in the permutation on the Floor, we are gaining Kshs928 million. However, that is not the end in itself. We can walk away with that money. What about the Kenyan in Kwale, Elgeyo-Marakwet or Vihiga counties? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was not easy in the last Parliament. Sen. Murkomen of Elgeyo-Marakwet, Sen. Orengo, Sen. Khaniri, Sen. Cheruiyot, and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. can bear me witness. It was four days working and we were sitting with the Commission on Revenue Allocation from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. When we walked here, there was consensus par excellence ; everybody agreed. I urge the House that my suggestion that Sen. Orengo has talked to, does not kill any initiative or distinguish any interest. We are polarized. Forget about what the newspapers are saying; they are polarizing us even more. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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