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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clauses immediately after sub-clause (3)- â(4) The speaker of a county assembly may, in consultation with the leader of the majority and the leader of the minority and after hearing the representations, if any, by a member of the assembly on the matter, invite or allow a senator to attend a sitting of the assembly or to address the assembly either generally or on a particular matterâ. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the reason why I have introduced this amendment is borne out of the realization that whereas we want to look at the Senator as a representative, but functionally, he is a delegate representing the county. The voters in each constituency within that county look for votes, give to this man or woman and then when he is the most popular, he is the conveyor of the concerns of the county to the Senate. Once in the Senate, he has got a specific job description. One of them which is very important is the issue of the budget of that particular county. Because the composition of the Senate is already known, it is stated, if you make this Senator a Member of the County Assembly, you will be negating the Constitution. You would be moving unconstitutionally. That is why I am proposing this amendment so that with the leave of the House the Speaker consults the majority House leader, the minority House leader and if there is any hon. Member within the county assembly who concurs, then this Senator on that particular occasion when they concurred, for example on the day of budget, he can then listen in and know what he is going to defend in the Senate. I beg to move."
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