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    "id": 1551116,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "I never thought that such a day would come in this country. The Senate took 24 Bills that were passed by this House to court. The court only agreed with them on two Bills while the rest were declared constitutional. How much money do you think the Senate and the National Assembly have spent on litigation? A lot of money has been spent. Whose money is that? It is the taxpayers’ money. There was no need of taking those Bills to court. There should have been an amicable way to solve that problem. The two Houses could have sat and solved the issue. The court even stated that the concurrence that is required on Bills by the two Speakers should only happen when somebody raises it. If nobody raises it, there is no need for concurrence and the Bills can proceed. I know there are age differences in the memberships of the two Houses of Parliament. Senators may be older than us, but the Senate is not an African organisation. The Senate is a constitutional organ that performs its functions in accordance with the Constitution. Therefore, we should not bring in issues of African customs that demand we respect people who are older than us. Some Senators are young."
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