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    "id": 1037201,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "There is no point of having sat here, burnt the midnight oil and then at the end of the day, we still divide the country by bringing the argument of “one man one vote one shilling.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my heart bleeds for the people of Lamu. When this Bill goes through, they will be denied money. My heart bleeds for the people of Samburu whom when this Bill passes they will be denied some money. It saddens me that this Senate will no longer have voting powers to determine any matter because of the deletion of Article 123. We must explain these things to our people in our constituencies. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “Mountain tops inspire leaders, but valleys mature them.” I believe that we have all matured in this House to a point where we want a country that will think about the 47 million Kenyans and not just a small section of the Kenyans. It is my prayer that this contentious Bill, the amendments to Article 203 will be removed. I do not know if we will have the opportunity to do so. If we do away with the provisions or amendments of Article 203, we can support all these other things. I wish it had been put into legislative proposals because it could be changed at any time. Yesterday we went to Naivasha because of a serious matter that relates to Narok County. In many instances, my people get frustrated when their cows are knocked down by fast moving vehicles on Mai Mahiu-Bomet Road. We agreed the road will not be closed whenever our cows are knocked down, but I urge Kenyans who use that road to be more cautious and allow cows to have the right of way. There is also an issue of land disparity. Land has been taken away from the Maasai people. I believe that going back home, we can talk about this issue of land."
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