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    "id": 1426605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "No, he was in the other one, before the real boys went in! If we pass this Bill, what happens to the 40 protected constituencies that have a right to be represented? This is why we must amend this Bill. People are crumbling for more counties. Like in Migori County, Kuria want a county. In Bungoma County, they want another county. In Kitui County, they also want to be subdivided into two counties. If we scrap the 40 protected constituencies, it will be unfair. We would like to inform the people who did this report that they did a disservice to this country. I do not fear to contradict myself. You know me well and saw me over the weekend. Proposal number five is to increase the number of the selection panel from seven to nine members. I agree with what Sen. Osotsi said in the morning about the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). We are being selfish because the PSC itself cannot even run Parliament. How can they be part of funding the selection panel? They could not even defend our budget and the committees are almost collapsing. You heard the Chair of the Liaison Committee lamenting. How can Parliament be the House of lamentations? The only lamentation we know is in the Bible, for us, who are Christians. In the Bible, we have the Book of Lamentation, y ani Kitabu cha Maombolezi . The PSC itself cannot run Parliament; how can it have the wisdom to give a selection panel? We should allow politicians to do their job. Madam Temporary Speaker, for example, when you go to Bunge Tower, you have to wait for about 30 minutes to board a lift up to the 25th floor. There is no network to use even on your phone. Additionally, the integrated security system is porous. If they cannot manage our security system within Parliament and a lift from the ground floor to the 25th floor where there is no network, what can you tell us? I will bring an amendment to stop these Minority and Majority parties, including the briefcase parties, because we have sat in the decision-making of a ruling political party. We have over 80 political parties and people are walking around with briefcases. When it comes to such serious matters you see parties that you have never known coming up such as the Sisi kwa Sisi, Wao kwa Wao, Yule kwa Yule Party and they want to give names to the selection panel. We must stop this. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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