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    "id": 1427509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "The fact that the two Houses of Parliament have come to appreciate the distinctive role of each other, and we now sit in mediation processes, complete, agree, and find common position and those reports are filed in both Houses of Parliament, is good progress. I must celebrate both Houses, the National Assembly and the Senate, for finding it within their space to close ranks and agree on the various issues. I like the new spirit. One of the key things that I see in many of these Bills that go through a mediation process is, where there are instances where the Senate had been locked out of a legislative process or policy decision, where the reports were supposed to be taken to the National Assembly alone, I see our colleagues always include and say “Parliament”, instead of specifying one House. Unless it is a constitutionally provided issue where the Constitution has limited its consideration, but on any other matter, so long as we have the opportunity, I believe this House has the brains and time. We love this country as much as our colleagues in the National Assembly. There are instances where the Constitution has provided limitation of the consideration only to the National Assembly or the Senate alone. So long as we are not constitutionally barred from considering any matter, I like the direction this House has taken. There are few amendments that they have proposed after their mediation exercise. I am glad that they have acceded. Clause 2 of the Bill will now be ordinary definitions of the words like “Cabinet Secretary” and “licensing”. There will be deletions to be made. Clause 4 is about the numbering. Then there is a New Sub-Clause, which state that, “a licensing authority shall, in considering an application for a license to carry out business which is ordinarily regulated by a professional body, undertake due diligence to ascertain whether an applicant is duly qualified and licensed to undertake such a business.” The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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