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    "content": "county assemblies. When the county assemblies were coming up with budgets, it was only the Senator--- It was put in the Standing Orders who were allowed to get into the Chamber and listen to the presentation of the governor as he expounds on how he intends to run the county. I would urge you to clearly spell out the role of the Senators in relation to the county assembly and the role of this National Assembly in relation to the counties. I think once that is clear, then the Senators will know that we are not usurping any of their powers. If anything, we are trying to do our work, so that they do what the Constitution intends them to do. Please if the Senators decide to speak about our CDF, to form Committees like the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, which is on national issues that only this House can deal with. They are even suggesting to form the PIC and PAC; they are only displaying a lack of knowledge of this Constitution. I think they are also displaying some--- I think they want to incite--- I do not know whether that is parliamentary. Because of the backlash that we have been facing, as a House, we are seen to be a soft target for anybody who wants to wake up and say anything. Let me make it clear that we are a soft target, but we are very united in what we know as our role is in this House and what our rights are. Therefore, your ruling will help demystify this; it will give us more work to do in terms of the Division of Revenue Bill; most importantly we will stop giving people work. It seems they do not have much, except over the weekend when they accompany presidents, former vice-presidents and former prime ministers. That is the work I have been seeing the senators on TV doing. Hon. Speaker, give us this ruling so that everybody knows their role."
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