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    "id": 1425277,
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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": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am giving him instant justice, the way he does. We need to be careful on this issue of public participation. I was using the Kiambu case in 2013 where they did a Public Finance Bill without public participation. The courts have made themselves clear. How can you say here that the committee of Parliament shall consider views from the participating parties and go ahead and say that it is not an offence not to consider? It is self-defeating because there is a precedent that has been set. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with your committee that this Bill does not hold any water. Therefore, we should not be part of it. I would like to inform Members of this House that in my Constitutional (Amendment) Bill of 2024, I have tried to distinguish the role of a bicameral Parliament. The Senate should be given the same powers as the Senate of the USA, where they are involved in impeachment and appointments by the President, including the Cabinet, and many other decisions. For instance, why would a war emergency be declared by the National Assembly? It should be by Parliament because that is a serious issue that affects even the counties. On this bicameral issue, I agree with your committee that during the Second Reading stage, we should reject this Bill in totality. Let it go to mediation. I do not see why we should prescript something that is already in place. I am happy that some of Members of the House leadership are in the USA with the President. They should visit the Congress and the Senate to learn a few things about a bicameral Parliament. That is especially the Majority Leader of the National Assembly. The other day I heard him talking about division of revenue. Can he take time off to learn how a bicameral system operates before he starts fighting the other House? I want to assure Sen. Sifuna that the reason some of us are invited to Mogotio for goat eating is because we are the people who plan many things in this country. We travel and even have interests in those countries. You do not need to travel to see many things. It is better to go to Mogotio. You should be happy that I always go to Mogotio because I save public money, unlike when I travel abroad."
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