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    "id": 1198724,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "You would want me to say that again so long as I do not mention the name Baba. I can repeat again and again, but the rules of this House do not allow me to mention his name unless I have either a Substantive Motion against or he can defend himself in the House. Buoyed by the pronouncement from the courts last week or thereabouts – that governors now have a mandatory responsibility to answer to all our questions both on sharable and own source revenue, including grants – this is the time now for us to demonstrate to the Republic of Kenya that indeed we are the “Upper House”. Let us earn it through this window of opportunity of oversight. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the membership of this Committee, let us think a little bit about it with all honesty. Without any bias or without having any of the present Members in mind, let us think about the future of the Republic of Kenya when we are all gone. The first step is that we should review our Standing Orders, so that there is a tenth Member. I saw Sen. Olekina moving towards this and I am just lauding it. It is important that when the Committee is sitting on matters of Narok or Kakamega County, whether Sen. Olekina or the bullfighter is a Member or not, we must be there and have a voting presence. It is because this is the time they are talking about your county. If there is any attempt for anybody to push things under the carpet---"
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