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    "id": 386812,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Njoroge",
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        "legal_name": "Ben Njoroge",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I support this Motion, now that we have a clear exposition and a good debate as to the existence of an umbilical cord between this House and the county governments, the next question should be the urgency on how the proposed changes or amendments would be done especially in pursuit of Standing Order No.239. If you look at the language that is used, it says that “a Senator may address or attend” but there is no definitive language. With the current language used and the power that a Senator would derive from, it would be impossible for a Senator to execute his or her duties as per the Constitution. A Senator would be required to exercise oversight over a county government, but how would he or she do that “if he may” and yet he is not told that “he should”. So, the focus should be with our committees, which, as you explained would undertake this role and do it with urgency. I support the Motion and request that this House moves urgently to correct those anomalies."
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