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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to further the argument that Sen. Billow Kerrow has been pursuing and ably touched on by Sen. Karue. We appreciate the considerable frustration that the Senate Majority Leader is going through; whether he is being ignored by his colleagues somewhere or, probably, he is not being consulted. The Government in power cannot sit and choose which Bill goes to which House. This is left to the Speakers of both Houses. That is what the Constitution says. Article 110(3) says: “Before either House considers a Bill, the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate shall jointly resolve any question as to whether it is a Bill concerning counties and, if it is, whether it is a special or an ordinary Bill.” You are not left with any discretion. Every Bill must be considered by the two of you before it is tabled either in the Upper House or the Lower House. When this is not done, then the Constitution is breached. This Senate is being bashed out there for not having enough work to do when someone out there is truncating the work we ought to do by deliberately not allowing Bills to come to this House. What is left is for us to encourage you to be vigilant. Any Bill published and placed before the Lower House, if your brother there does not call you to look at it, then Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has a right to inquire legitimately as to why Bills are being sent to the Lower House and not the Upper House and why he is not being given Bills to present here because Bills can originate from either House. There is no law or provision in the Constitution that says that a Bill must originate from the Lower House. Secondly, we oblige, as the Senate, but in the event this process continues, when a Bill is tabled in the Lower House in total disregard to this provision, you should simply take it up and table it here as well. We should simply cause a stalemate. We should debate it, pass it and you exercise your responsibility by taking it to the President for assent. So, let us see which one he will assent to and whether he will choose to go with the Lower House or the Upper House. We all have the responsibility and the constitutional duty to deal with work that comes for legislation. I want to encourage the 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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