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    "id": 358449,
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice unto this debate. I wish that when you make your ruling, it will be one that will put this matter between us and our sister House, the Senate, to rest. It is indicated in Article 95(5)(a) and (b) of the Constitution that the National Assembly is supposed to review the conduct in Office of the President, the Deputy President and other state officers (including Sarah Serem when we decide to remove her). It goes further to state that the National Assembly can appropriate funds, expenditure by the national Government and other national State organs. It does not tell us to go and negotiate with the counties. If the Constitution wanted to say that, there is no reason why that was not stated. Under Article 4(c), our role is defined as exercising oversight over national revenue and its expenditure. This is, therefore, the upper House or the senior House. We did not find it necessary to go out there and thump-chest and say that we are the senior House. However, since we have been provoked by our sister Senators, we need to put this debate to rest."
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