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    "id": 1252288,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "We need to conclude on this matter so that we learn the good practices. It is not alien and unique to us, as a country. I believe other comparable jurisdictions have come up with legislative interventions. At least, with regards to the position of the Deputy President, there is the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) for them to Chair. I remember when the relationship between the then President and his Deputy was irretrievably broken, at least one of the responsibilities that he remained with because it was provided in statute was chairing the IBEC. It may have been once a year. However, there are many responsibilities that we can either legislate or propose for deputy governors to do so that we do not find ourselves in the kind of situation that we are seeing in many of our counties. Lastly, I know many colleagues want to speak to this and therefore I want to be extremely brief. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you denied me an opportunity to say something when Sen. Dullo had risen on a point of order against this Motion. I want to persuade even Members of Jubilee Party, to first, allow us to pass this Motion. In any case, Siaya as a county is unfortunately looking up to us as Senate to help resolve this matter, without making light of the points that they are making which I agree with. I listened to Senators quite attentively when they were speaking about this matter that is before us. There is one point which I want to ask of you to perhaps guide this House. Is it possible that the Constitution in anyway envisioned a scenario where somebody can be a Member of this House and not be in any Committee whatsoever? That is something that you need to guide us. I do not know of the how but at least tell us whether that has been envisioned. I know for a fact that when there was an implosion in my former party Jubilee last term, many of us were de-whipped and Members of the Minority side ended up Chairing Committees. Sen. M. Kajwang’ was my Chair in the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. In as much as I was not guided on what direction to take or which committee to sit in, I had the opportunity as an elected Member to sit in a particular committee."
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