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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be happy to introduce the amendments as appropriate, but going by the tradition, which has been set by this House in the last few weeks, especially last week when I lost a battle on a different issue, I think that it is only appropriate that the amendments come through the Committee, unless there is any particular reason on this one, we cannot trust the Committees to deliver. It should not be for the Senate Majority Leader to sponsor this amendment, but, definitely, the Government fully supports its own commitments. There is no doubt about that. In any case, the Government is bound to respect the law. So, I do not think that there is the issue of choices or magnanimity here. The Government has to comply with the law as it is and I am willing to bring the amendment. But given the traditions and the way I have seen this House working towards strong Committees which are in charge of their dockets, it is only proper that Sen. Billow’s Committee be the one to sponsor these amendments and defend them but you can give direction. We do not want to appear as if we are lazy. We want to do our job."
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