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    "id": 1050311,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, secondly, there was a proposal that Clause (h) of the Bill be deleted. The Committee on Mediation after deliberations resolved to once more adopt the position of the National Assembly in paragraph (c). As I have said, this was merely to correct some grammatical error. We also agreed that Clause (h) be deleted. Madam Deputy Speaker, this is because it was proposing to give the Cabinet Secretary (CS) powers to regulate ECDE in line with Article 237(3) of the Constitution, which is the function of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). If we had allowed Clause (h) to remain, the CS would have taken powers that under the Constitution are the preserve of the TSC. Again here, the Committee on Mediation was merely respecting the mandate of the TSC as provided in Article 237(3) of the Constitution. In conclusion, I am pleased to report that in one of those very rare occasions, the mediation process went on seamlessly. We were able to develop a give and take position both from the National Assembly and the Senate. Hon. Members of the Committee on Mediation can confirm. I think Sen. (Dr.) Zani is in the House and she can confirm that on this one. Maybe there were no shouting matches because the Committee was chaired by Senior Counsel. The process was very honourable and respectful. At the end of the day, we shook hands and had a cup of tea together. If the BBI proposal arrives in the House and we are to do a joint sitting, I hope that this spirit can continue. Madam Deputy Speaker, having received a very good judgment from the High Court that really affirms the legislative mandate of this House, it is good to see that Bills that are referred to a Committee on Mediation can have input from both Houses. Then we come back to the House with a version that is agreed by both Houses. I really hope that these should bring to an end the fights that have always been there between the National Assembly and the Senate. We get elected by votes that in often times could be three times what a Member of the National Assembly receives. We also enjoy direct mandate from the people we represent. We are not here by accident. We are here because the Constitution recognizes that there is a House called the Senate. Our brothers in the National Assembly should accept that we should have a harmonious coexistence of the two Houses. In conclusion, it is now my pleasant duty on behalf of the Committee on Mediation and pursuant to Standing Order No.161(1) of the Senate Standing Orders to present the Report of the Committee on Mediation on its consideration of The Early Childhood Education Bill 2018. Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and invite Sen. (Dr.) Zani to second."
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