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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to begin by giving my disappointment for this type of Bill in this time and era. As a country, we pride ourselves in being a bicameral Parliament unlike other countries. Like when you go to Uganda, they only have the National Assembly. However, we are privileged to have these two Houses. I am also disappointed because if the Senate was not there and we only had the National Assembly, putting in mind the positions the nominated Senators have on this side of the House, then this room would not be in place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I listened to your earlier contribution as the Chair of JLAC and I would like to compliment all Members of this Committee for a very good job that is well done. You have been keen to look at this Bill. In a nutshell, this Bill is trying to firstly demean the powers of the Senate and ignoring where these powers come from. We did not just wake up and find these powers. There was a constitutional process that took place for us to be where we are. As colleagues have said, Articles 95 and 96 of the Constitution has stipulated clearly the roles of the two Houses – the National Assembly and the Senate. They have defined their exact roles and hence each and every Senator among the 67 know their mandate and roles. Why then do we need to embark and waste Government and taxpayers’ resources on trying further to do what has been done? I have looked at this Bill, Article 3 on the objectives of this Act. From (a) to (j), all the classes mentioned here range from Article 109(4), 110(3), 107(2) and 109(5) of the Constitution of Kenya. This indicates that all these have been factored and considered."
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