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    "id": 1589123,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "Secondly, it is also important for it to go on record that we have split the two preliminary objections as you have explained in your communication. Just for emphasis sake, we will be invited to debate two Motions. I like the emphasis because I listened to you much as I was not seated here, that should this Motion passes in the affirmative, there will be no need to even go to the second Motion. This is because it would mean these proceedings are terminated. This is a very serious matter which, I want to invite colleague Senators to sit, listen and reason with me. That is why I had to give the first disclaimer. Isiolo County is one of the 47 devolved units. When we come into this House, we do not swear to protect the interests of the specific counties that vote us, but the interest of devolution in the country of Kenya. Isiolo County being part and parcel of Kenya, has brought very serious issues to this House that require very serious perusal. I do not think there is another county one can think of that has two clerks and two Speakers. I do not think there is another Governor besides the one who is here. To reduce these matters to be purely procedural of whether there was a sitting or not, to me, is that justice will have aborted. I strongly hold the view that for us to serve justice to the people of Isiolo County--- Sometimes I agonize over the things one has to do in leadership because I explained this and I have said I am moving this Motion procedurally. As expected all Motions have to be moved in the positive; then the House either negates or affirms the proposal. It is not every other day that I get to move a Motion, but then move on to argue why it should be defeated. This is perhaps either the first or second time. I do so with a heavy heart. Mr. Speaker, Sir, while the debate on the preliminary objection was going on, I took time to also read the documents before us. I invite colleagues Senators to read the bulky bundle of documents; they contain the things that residents of Isiolo County said during the public participation. They have high hopes in this House that we will grant them justice. That they will have an opportunity to correct a decision they made on the 8th August, 2022. Whichever way, when we eventually consider these matters, they will feel that their county can work as a normal county. As it is, if we move ahead and make this decision in the affirmative and say that we confirm these preliminary objections, then we send these people back to Isiolo, what exactly are we sending them to do? What does it say of us a House? I speak like this because I have been a victim of this process. When the people of Kericho County came before this House last year in October, the case terminated at preliminary objection level. Many of those issues that were not solved at that time continue to occur even as we speak. I would not wish that the same happens to Isiolo County or any of the 47 counties. I, therefore, plead with colleagues that this is an opportunity we have been granted. I do not know what the hurry will be about. As I had said in the morning, we do not have, as a House, the procedure for threshold of a preliminary objection that reaches the level where we have to determine by way of voting, especially a preliminary 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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