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    "id": 1051919,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Somebody keenly noted that the wording in statue is that ―Parliament shall give a report of its consideration.‖ Unfortunately, we continue to give separate reports between the House of the National Assembly and that of the Senate. The English have a saying that ―he who pays the piper, calls the tune.‖ If you are the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in charge of the National Treasury and Planning, and have to choose between what to us is constructive work, but to them is the nuances of politicians, between listening to the National Assembly and the Senate, you know very well who they choose and for what reason. It is, therefore, upon us to find better wording to find ways of ensuring that there shall only be one report of Parliament as is expected. If you look at the history of the last two terms of Parliament, almost all major national assignments--- If you think about the reforms of the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the Committee that was chaired by the Senate Minority Leader and the then Senator of Meru, Kiraitu Murungi, and I can think of one other report--- All national capturing reports that are of the importance of what a BPS is, are handled by joint committees of Parliament. Therefore, it is upon us, as a House, to provide the modalities upon which we shall ensure that our input, as the people that speak out for devolution. We should structure the report in a way that when the National Assembly, which deals with many of the Government departments, the semi departments and the Ministries--- We who understand better than guys in the National Assembly, the pain and struggle to send devolved additional doses to the counties, should provide the modalities to ensure that we give a report that reflects the nation as it is. I cannot think of a better way of doing than the consideration of the BPS at the next financial year by a joint committee of both Houses. They are our colleagues. They are people whom we sit here with and share tea. They are from various political parties. What will be difficult for them to sit with us and understand some of the things that we say? Perhaps, it will be the easiest way to unlock some of the challenges we have with division of revenue between the two levels of Government, because they will be able to appreciate and understand us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is a further proposal that we shall make. In making my remarks about it, part of the things that we need to remind ourselves as leadership, is that this is the actual work. I can equate BPS to a report form, if you are a student in school. This is what speaks to all the things that we do in this House; the Bills, the Motions and the people that we come to oversight. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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