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    "id": 385033,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mbuvi",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Mbuvi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With all due respect, I take note of what you have just ordered. However, there are a few remarks I would like to make. The Constitution is very clear. Article 96 explains our role. If it is a battle of supremacy, we are the Upper House. We represent and protect counties and their governments at the national level while our brothers and sisters at the National Assembly have a responsibility of representing constituencies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want you to put yourself in our shoes, between a village elder and a chief or between a village elder and a District Officer (DO), who is senior? Again, we have the oversight and impeachment responsibilities over the President, his Deputy and all the Governors while our brothers and sisters at the National Assembly do not have this responsibility. Who is senior? Which is the Upper House? Again, we have the responsibility of debating and approving all the county bills before they become law. Who is senior in this case? We also determine and discuss revenue allocations as per the counties. Which is the Upper House in reference to this? Why should we be addressed in a disrespectful manner? We are national leaders and respect our colleagues in the Lower House. I refer to the National Assembly as the Lower House---"
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