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    "id": 1174454,
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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": "did not meet the requirements of Article110--- Hon. Martin Peters Owino is a Member of Parliament from my County. He is a Member of Parliament for Ndhiwa and served as a Chief Officer for Health in Homa Bay County Government. We have had a conversation with him and he has been very passionate about the issues of Community Health Workers. Whenever we go to our counties, there are two cadres of employees; the Early Childhood Education employees and the Community Health Workers. Their matters keep coming up and for those who are running for governor, I know they have made a lot of pledges that when they get into office, they will provide permanent contracts for community health workers and ensure adherence to the Early Childhood Education Act. Even though, we have referred to Article 110 as the reason this matter cannot proceed in this House, which really is the truth, we cannot compromise on that. We went to court and sought the intervention of the court on that. I do not know how we can message it so that it does not look like the Senate just killed it because of competition between the two Houses; although, that is what it will sound like. Yesterday we made public commitments. Hon. Martin Peters Owino made a public commitment that the National Assembly has already processed the Bill and the Senate would follow suit. At the risk of Senators looking like they guillotined this Bill because of the rivalry between the two Houses and yet we know it is Article 110 that should be complied with, we must have a strategy for messaging why this House has not progressed with that Bill Finally, I also take note that Sen. (Dr.) Zani has made similar legislative proposals. I pray that in the next Parliament, for those of us who will be fortunate to come back, we will get Speakers who will be faithful to Article 110 of the Constitution because that has been the origin of our problems and the reason many of our legislative proposals have not succeeded. We normally start them, the matter goes to court and they are dropped. It then becomes a problem for them to see the light of day. I would like to assure the community health workers in Homa Bay and all other counties that the Senate is not proceeding with this matter, not because we are insensitive to them, but because of the fidelity to the Constitution. I think that should be the strong message that goes out. We have got a very able secretariat and when we come back, I do pray that the Clerk will guide the new Members who will come in that this should be the first Bill that should be sponsored either by the Leader of Government or by the Leader of Majority in the House, or by any other private Member. It should not take six months for the new Senate to ensure that this Bill sees the light of day because a lot of public participation has already been done. We have already benefited from a lot of input from professionals and what we need is to make sure that"
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