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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know there will be an opportunity for us to say much thereafter when we resume as a Senate. I take this opportunity to congratulate you and the Deputy Speaker, Sen. Kathuri, on being elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively. This is a momentous time in our history. For the first time, the Republic of Kenya has produced a Speaker of Parliament who comes from the Coast Region. Again, for the first time, we have an opportunity to demonstrate that the entire country, through the leadership of Kenya Kwanza team, has a proper face of Kenya. I am a proud member of Kenya Kwanza team on this side. Speaking for the side that I belong to, I was among a team of Senators here, including Sen. Kinyua, Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe, Sen. Cheruiyot and Sen. Cherargei that was taunted for many days in the previous Parliament for almost three years. Every time a vote was taken, we were always asked about our numbers. I am happy that our numbers have counted today. I am also happy that we have a new dawn in this Republic, with a new President, William Samoei Ruto. I am really amazed and that is why I am using the word “President” because it was not feasible in the eyes of men a few months ago. President William Samoei Ruto is a deep believer of devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have had a fight for a long time. There has been a supremacy battle for 10 years between this Senate and the “Lower House”. With your election and that of your brother in the other House, I do not want to pre-empt; sitting down with the President who believes in devolution and the Senate, I believe we will end this supremacy battle. The beginning of that ending is for both you and your brother in the National Assembly to sit down and instruct lawyers who went to court to represent the National Assembly and the Senate to record a consent on the operation of Article 110 of the Constitution on movement of Bills from both Houses of Parliament."
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