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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an interesting one. During the previous term, there used to be petitions by an interesting gentleman. I think his name is Mr. Gesame. Once every two weeks, he would send such petitions to the Senate. I think Sen. M. Kajwang' can recall. The Senate decided to vet his petitions before they could be brought to the House. In the last petition, he had sought to have marijuana legalised in the country. I wish Sen. Omogeni was here because his predecessor stood in great defence of that petition. This has reminded me of one similar petition, not that it does not merit, but it presents issues which the petitioner assumes can be addressed by way of election. He is also seeking our advice because petitions by their very nature do not come with resolutions. The Senate may advise on the right procedure to follow if you want to handle a particular matter. This is one such petition. Not to deny this gentleman his right to petition this House, he actually raises valid concerns about the existence of offices of deputies at both levels of Government. That is the Deputy President for the national Government and deputy governors for county governments. The truth of the matter is that if you are a keen follower of the happenings in our country, you will notice that indeed we have a problem. It is not only at the national level that the relationship is dysfunctional. We have seen that during the second term of their reign. There have been petitions before this House on things that governors have done or that they have withdrawn all the allocations to the office of the deputy governors. Some"
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