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    "id": 1224361,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "transition if they are answered through Committees. It will make the work of representation a lot easier. What I am opposed to is the route we want to use to get the CSs to appear before the Senate. The principle of separation of powers among the three arms of Government in this county is well established. That principle of separation extends beyond the academic categorization of the three arms; the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature. That separation finds meaning in the execution of the role of those arms of Government. Much as we all agree that these three arms of Government need to complement each other in the execution of their roles for better service delivery to our people, we must be structured in the way that we create a platform for that complementary role to be played. This Constitution Kenyans gave themselves has a presidential system of government. We had the option of going for a parliamentary system or a hybrid system. However, under the Constitution, 2010, Kenyans agreed that the way to go will be a presidential system of government, where the Executive sits outside Parliament. That is a conscious decision that we took as a nation. The beauty of our Constitution is that it does not put us in a strait jacket. It provides options and ways in which we can amend it and make provisions, especially on matters governance. If there is a change or a shift in thinking as to what system of governance will best serve this county, if you want to go for the Parliamentary System or a hybrid system, the Constitution has provisions on how we can do that. I am grossly opposed to a situation where we want to use Standing Orders of the Senate to change the Constitution of Kenya. I have read through this Report. It invites Senators who took oath of office to defend the Constitution, to change the constitutional provisions on a system of government through an amendment to a Standing Order. My submission is that, yes, it will be important for CSs to appear before the Senate, but let us use the right route to get them to the Senate. I thank you."
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