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    "id": 1372618,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. For purposes of record, debate and being understood very well, I am contributing to this Bill on two limbs. First, I am defending the Lake Victoria North Water Board and how it affects Kakamega County. Secondly, I urge colleagues to realize that there is no law in this country for the opposition or the party in Government. Having said those two things, I have two confessions to make. First, when we were in Turkana County legislating on the health laws we all remember how protracted debate was. I clearly told plenary that I was seeing the danger of those Bills, upon being signed into law, being challenged in court. When I went to State House when the President was signing these Bills into law, I met the National Assembly Leader of Majority, Hon. Ichungwa. He told me that he had seen me speaking in Turkana County and he was asking himself if that was the Chief Whip of the Government or the opposition. I looked at the young legislator and I knew with time he would understand that there are no laws for the opposition or the party in Government. Therefore, I urge colleagues, so that again you do not find yourself with egg on the face, please do not pass this Bill in the current format because it is will be challenged in court and we will lose. That is it. It is written in English and we all understand. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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