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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Tom Macharia",
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    "content": "Sen. Eddie, my good friend, has asked about the inter-relation between Article 91 and Article 232 and how those interact with the agreements. If I would call your attention, hon Senators to the contracts again. The contracts are in Volume No.3 and I am referring you to page 429. On page 429, this is what the agreement said. I am reading this as the primary agreement that was signed between the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and between Ford Kenya and the Amani National Congress (ANC). This is what it said: “Further terms, parameters and details of the sharing of positions of responsibility in the national Government pursuant to this article shall be contained in a separate schedule to this agreement, which schedule shall be negotiated and executed before the date of the general election scheduled on 9th August.” So, there were subsequent agreements executed on how these shares were to be divided and to be implemented. The other issue, the parties gave themselves some room and you will see this at page 430. This is article 22 (g): “Notwithstanding, the content of this Article, the founding member parties hereby commit to make any adjustments that may be necessary to accommodate the development priorities of other parts of the country to ensure equitable distribution of Kenya's national resources and wealth, for the benefit of every citizen and every part of Kenya.” When the Deputy President takes a stand, we will be demonstrating to you with videos where both he and his boss, the President, went out of their way to say that the voting did not matter to how they were going to implement the development agenda. I was asked whether there were any contracts or agreements that were signed on behalf of Mount Kenya. I did not see any. We do not have any thus far. There were several parties from Mt. Kenya, but they did not negotiate anything. There is an important question. The Deputy President did not say the Government is a company when you read the statements. He was making an example. It is like a company. It was a tool to explain a document. That is all he was doing. I am pressed for time here. Sen. Cheruiyot asked a question about two wrongs making a right and whether the current DP is conceding that because he did what the former DP did, that then he is guilty. Again, far from the truth. We are asserting that 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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