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    "id": 1427174,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1427174/?format=api",
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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": "Today, I was having a conversation with some of the working groups in this country. They told me the credibility of the Senate as the ‘Upper House’ of Parliament of the Republic of Kenya is always high. I support Sen. Dullo's amendment that any Member of the Senate, whether elected through the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party, Kenya Kwanza Coalition, or Jubilee party, has a right to participate. In essence, even the Deputy Party Leader of the Democratic People's Party, Sen. Alex Munyi Mundigi, should be given the right of freedom of association and political rights as envisaged in the Constitution. Therefore, the upshot of this Amendment will allow the ease of running even the Committees because, at the end of the day, no Senator should feel lesser simply because they come from either the Minority or Majority Party - with the freedom of association, political rights and in the spirit of Article 1 of the Constitution of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, every Member of the Senate and I hope the nominated, specially elected Senators are listening to this, including Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, should feel that they are part of the decision-making of the Committees and Plenary Sessions of this House. I have heard what Sen. Orwoba has said about the decisions of the Senate as per Article 123 of the Constitution. I am bringing a Constitutional Amendment Bill as proposed under Article 123 and, Sen. Orwoba, you should include that, so that the decisions of the Senate---"
}