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    "id": 1123893,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the distinguished Senators who have contributed to this amendment Bill. Sen. Kasanga for seconding it, Sen. Olekina for passionately supporting it. Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, Sen. Were, and Sen. (Eng.) Hargura. These Senators have given useful suggestions that we shall take into account as the Bill progresses to its final consideration. I dare say, that the Senator for Samburu County has also whispered certain issues that we need to take into consideration to ensure that the County Leaders Forum (CLF) becomes practical. Article 96 definitely cannot be read in isolation. It has to be read alongside the functions of Parliament, which should be around Article 93. There are those things that Parliament should do collectively. Parliament being the National Assembly and the Senate. There are those things that the Senate can do individually. When it comes to the things that the Senate can do on its own, it is to represent the counties to protect their interests and the interests of their governments. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have said that we do not have a forum or occasion for the Senator to take a brief from the county government. When a Senator comes here purporting to speak on behalf of the county government, many a times, it is on behalf of the people living in that county. You will hear me many a times speaking on behalf of the fisher folk because that is the community in which I was born. Many a times, I will be speaking on behalf of the cotton farmers or pineapple and sweet potatoes farmers who come from Kabondo Constituency. However, the law and Constitution requires the Senator to represent the county to protect their interest and the interests of their governments. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, of course it has been said that the interest of the county government is different from the interest of a county governor. In fact, many a times, those interests collide. The interest of a county governor would be self-enrichment"
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