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    "id": 1202748,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "or afternoon and ask them issues about our constituencies and things that are dear to our constituents. This will be different from just being in an enclosed session in a Committee. You know how much we have struggled on many occasions. In fact, towards the end of the last term of Senate, I can count on one hand how many CSs used to honour summons to this Senate. Therefore, should we agree with the request of the President, the Senate will be a beneficiary to this policy shift. We will get a chance to interrogate these CSs. Let them come and stand where I am standing, so that Members can question and demand answers from them. Members will have the opportunity to raise and have a personal touch and connection with every CS since it is not specified. There is no debate about CSs who have functions that align with devolved functions or anything of that kind. This is the olive branch that was being extended. This is extremely important. As a leadership, I look forward to us getting the opportunity to agree with him and review this, so that as soon as the Cabinet is in place, they can come to this House and respond to all our questions and explain policies. We will have the opportunity to challenge them on some of the things that we do not agree with. I do not believe that it is possible to run a country where for every policy decision that the Government takes---"
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