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    "id": 1044352,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "We had agreed to be ambitious. We are looking forward to Kshs370 billion. Even as we tell Kenyans that 35 per cent, for example, is achievable through some document called BBI, we should be able to devolve 15 per cent and allow counties to function. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to call upon your office to do orientation, especially for the Committee Chairs and their Vice-Chairs, so that when we seek Statements and Petitions, you want to give directions, they should always be in the House to take those directions. I am happy my Chair of the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, aka “Scoop”, who is normally in the House, and Sen. (Prof.) Sam Ongeri, who is my able Chair of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) are present. We want Chairs to be in the House, so that on some of these issues, when you give interventions, they are able to rise up to the occasion. This year, as we head to the general elections, I want to appeal to my colleagues to do politics of decorum. Let us be peaceful. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, there is a saying that: “I might not like what you say, but I will defend your right to say it.” Let us allow divergent views, but let us be respectful. Let us be peaceful. We do not want to see what we saw in Kisii, Githurai or Burma or anywhere else in the country. We do not want to see what is happening in Machakos, which is not a good indicator. We want to be peaceful. Let us respect each other. I want to encourage my colleagues led by Sen. Orengo and Sen. Kwamboka, that even as you sell BBI, please, do not force us; just talk to us nicely and make sure Kenyans understand. Give them copies. Let them understand what is in this document."
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