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    "id": 416551,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to add my voice to this Motion. From the outset, I support this Motion. I congratulate the Whips for giving us a balanced proposed special Committee in terms of expertise, regions and gender. I am sure the women in this Committee will do a good job. I fully support my friend, Sen. Ong’era because she would be very useful in this Committee. I would have loved to see four women in the Committee. However, the three will definitely add, not only colour and charm, but also brains to the whole process. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure in 2063 when we will be celebrating 100 years after Independence, this process will be one of the landmark issues to appreciated in many years to come. It will be read by the children who are growing up today and passed on to the next generation. It is a landmark process. I know the people of Embu County would have loved to be in the news for different reasons apart from this. They would have loved to see devolution bringing services closer to them and their county government working well. I note with admiration that the drafters of the Constitution had anticipated this. They had good reasons to place this noble responsibility on the Senate. This responsibility is a preserve of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if this Motion is adopted today, and I am sure this will happen, we can be sure that the expectations of not only the people of Embu County, but the whole country are weighing on our shoulders. We will definitely come back here to interrogate that report. The 56 of us who are not in that Committee will be relying on 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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