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    "id": 351822,
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    "content": "Once in a while, as in all democratic jurisdictions, tensions and even conflict may occur among the various arms of the Government, and even within each arm of the Government. The propensity for implosion cannot be underestimated. It will take all of us, both in Parliament and the Executive, the highest form of statesmanship and quality leadership to rise to the occasion and succeed as a nation. To a large measure, the role of the Opposition in Parliament seems to have been limited, given the architecture, the spirit and the letter of the Grand Coalition during the Tenth Parliament. This role was left to a few Backbenchers, who often questioned certain aspects of impropriety and Government inaction. The full force of the Opposition was missing. Indeed, in the 11th Parliament, we expect to see a more robust and vibrant Opposition facing the Government Benches. Indeed, the Constitution has very deliberate provisions under Article 108(3) for the Leaders of the Minority Parties in Parliament to offer the much needed and legitimate Opposition within Parliament. As the Speaker of the Senate, I promise to be true to the Oath of Office, which I recently took, and to observe the cardinal democratic principal that the minority will have their say as the majority have their way. I am conscious that Kenyans expect to see balanced, informed and robust debating chambers in both the plenary and the committee stages. For Parliament and the Executive, we have no choice but to co-exist as a matter of necessity. We have to collaborate and work together. The theory of government in our case has put us together to complement each other, accomplish the development tasks that we have given ourselves as a nation and provide quality and reliable services to fellow countrymen and countrywomen. Indeed, we do not have to look very far. The third stanza of our National Anthem states:-"
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