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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this. I would like to celebrate the second birthday of the Senate under the new Constitution. I happen to have served in the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). I endorse what the Senate Majority Leader has said. Those who were before us; the first Senate, the second and third Senate after Independence, did a great job. They did a great job of modeling to the country what the rule of the law looks like. I would like to single out and recognize, Senators Orengo, Anyang-Nyong’o, Otieno Kajwang’, Billow Kerrow, Dr. Khalwale, Moses Wetangula, Prof. Kindiki, Mutula Kilonzo, Mutahi Kagwe and, Murkomen. Later we had ‘Super’ Senator Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. As we move on, for the lady Senators, I also wish to celebrate our leading Sen. Dullo who has been here three times. I also celebrate our first elected Senators Sen. Dullo, (Prof.) Kamar, Susan Kihika and Kavindu Muthama. In this particular Senate, Sen. Dullo, Kavindu Muthama, and Tabitha Keroche. The first Senate, in particular, fought for devolution. The truth is that the Government of the day was hell-bent on clawing back on devolution. The Senators in this House stood firm across the aisle and fought for devolution. I hope that the Senate that I am currently serving will not be on record as the one that will claw back on the rule of law and devolution. I hope that we can move further and recognize that we have a lot of work to do. We can, for instance, strengthen intergovernmental relations between the Senate and the county assemblies. We can also be the Senate that will get the collective responsibility of all arms of Government to review the over 150 laws that pre-existed in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. They are on county or devolved functions, but have not been aligned. As we continue taking into account the current political situation, I urge all Senators across the aisle to do what we swore to be done. To be the Senators that will help to move devolution a notch higher. The one that will truly help this country to enjoy what the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, envisages. Lastly, I request that in considering inter-governmental relations, we will also be the House that will recognize the inter-governmental bodies that have worked, including County Assemblies’ Forum (CAF), the Council of Governors (CoGs), and the regional blocs that have been helpful in implementing devolution. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support."
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