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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Yes, there is no choice. So, I do not have to belabour that point. The second one is that Members might ask why I have not distinguished between the two Speakers of the two Houses. It is because I want to avoid an unnecessary debate here and in the Lower House. This is because the moment you put the Speaker of the National Assembly above, the Senate will also demand that the Speaker of the Senate be above and vice versa . So, to avoid that, whichever Speaker is present on that day should be given his or her respect. But if both Speakers are present, common sense will prevail. During drafting, there was an attempt to change my thinking, but I encourage that thinking at the Committee Stage. I had wanted that part (e) would be the Senator, followed by the Governor, then the Cabinet Secretary and then the Attorney-General. This is because a Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney-General are appointees of the President. They are in fact vetted by Members of Parliament. The others who are elected are a notch higher. Why do I put a Senator above a Governor? This is because the Governor – to say the truth - is voted for by the same number of people like the Senator, but the Governor has a small constituency called the county. The Senator represents that county alongside his or her jurisdiction also including the Republic of Kenya. So, it should be clear to Governors that much as we are elected, functionally we have an expanded mandate because we speak for the nation while they speak for a county. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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