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    "id": 1270319,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The Member of National Assembly is doing legislation, oversight and representation but they are patrons of County Development Fund (CDF). They do not directly run the CDF but they are patrons. That is the role we should import. The Women Representative is a patron of the Women Affirmative Fund. She does not directly handle but there is a board and a Fund manager. As a Senate, that is how we become relevant. Sen. Omogeni, SC, you remember, in the last session, we fought over the establishment of County Roads Board. The National Assembly selfishly ensured that they have a representative from the constituency level but they did not put a Senator. Yet, they wanted us to pass it. That is why we become relevant. That is why you get people like Sen. Omogeni and Sen. Okiya Omtatah going to court to try and create space for us where we are running away. We are edging ourselves out of the space. That is why, even Ministers do not appear in the Senate because they have a condescending attitude because they imagine we do not bite. We must stop this. The Senate must occupy its rightful place. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 20 must be amended. That, a Senator of a county should be given power to give a representative to sit in that Technical Committee. Personally, I would want to know about the Kshs157 million plus that is going to Nandi but I am in Senate. The law should allow me to elect my representative, maybe a county manager to go and sit in that Technical Committee and be aware. I do not have a problem with Clause No. 21. It is also about appointing the Project Identification and Implementation Committee. The County Commissioner can appoint your opponent. We need to be careful. What we are creating is very dangerous. We could be feeding a dangerous animal."
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