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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It would have been very much in order for the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security to furnish this House with the provisions of the Constitution. To my knowledge, Article 96 of the Constitution talks about the role of the Senate. It says that the Senate represents counties and serves to protect the interests of counties and their governments. The Senate participates in the law-making function of Parliament by considering, debating and approving Bills concerning counties as provided in Articles 109 to 113. Finally, the Senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties as provided in Article 217. There is no Article in the Constitution that states that the National Assembly shares functions with the Senate. If we start such a precedence, then we will find ourselves in a problem. It is not just about the vetting of nominees. It is also about the way the nominees shall be performing their duties. There shall be periodic oversight. That periodic oversight cannot be provided by the Senate. The periodic oversight is done by this House through the Committee that is led by Hon. Tongoyo. It would be wrong to start on the wrong foot. There is a saying that goes: “It never goes wrong; it starts out wrong.” Issues of the police are so sensitive, especially at this moment. We would not want to start in the wrong way. Who shall that Inspector-General be accountable to? Who shall the Inspector- General be answerable to periodically? It is this National Assembly, and not the Senate. We do not want to get into a situation where the Senate shall be sharing the functions of the National Assembly, because the National assembly is not interested in sharing the functions of the Senate. It is stipulated well in the law. I would like you to check the Communication and place this matter in the right place. It is the National Assembly that should vet the Inspector-General. I submit, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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