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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, much has been said about this matter. Let us drain the swamp. It is us who are giving the Senate a lot of power by giving them money. We passed the law here and gave them money for oversight, bursary and whatever else they do. Let us stand for our rights and defend them. The Constitution is clear. It did not envisage confusion in Parliament. Worse still, what is happening here is costly. There is an incident where they visited some Level VI Hospitals. I am in the Departmental Committee on Health. The Senate has nothing to do with Level VI Hospitals. They summoned the chief executive officers (CEOs) and the Principal Secretary. Action must start with the chairmen of the departmental committees. If I am a chairman of a committee and they jump, I will not let them. In fact, why are we lamenting when the Constitution is clear? The issue is duplication of services. The Senate does what the National Assembly do. It is not that they have no work to do. Their behaviour is definite and deliberate. In fact, it is corruption at work. Why should they neglect their turf and come here? It is questionable. We have duplication, which is costly and leads to wastage. We also have confusion, which is deliberate and costly. The dignity of the Houses of Parliament is at its lowest ebb in the eyes of those we oversee. We should remember that, as the National Assembly, we get quarterly reports from the entities we oversee – every three months – while the Senate summons the same entities without receiving any reports from them. Lastly, if we know our rights as a House, why do we step aside and start lamenting? That is very serious. Why can we not stand and defend our rights? It comes to one thing: We should drain the swamp. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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