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    "content": "these days, the head of the house does not necessarily need to be a man; I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale may not agree with me on this, but I know as a matter of fact that the head of the house need not be a man – but that does not mean that the children in that family do not have functions. So, when you look at the functions, it cannot be a basis for determining which is the Upper House or Lower House. It is by looking at the constitutional arrangement. Therefore, I think this debate is a bit unnecessary. But it is necessary given that when Bills of this nature that relate to counties originate from the National Assembly, they cannot become law until they are brought to the Senate. When the Bill is enacted, it is not called an “Act of the National Assembly”; it is called an “Act of Parliament.” Even for a Bill which does not come to the Senate and is passed by the National Assembly, by constitutional arrangements, it does not have the force of law unless it is called an Act of Parliament, and that shows quite clearly that in this House, we cannot be called “retirees,” especially when we are dealing with a very important Bill like this. I am so delighted that in this House, even by comparison, the number of the ladies in this House in terms of percentages could even be higher than in the National Assembly. In terms of percentages, the number of younger people in this House could be higher than that in the National Assembly. For me, personally, I am not about to retire because there is a constitutional project that we want to see through. Having said this, I hope that by passing this Bill, we are going to see development at the county level and I support---"
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