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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In fact, I deserved more time, but I will be very quick. I will use less than ten minutes. I rise in support of the Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, about 100 years ago, an American humorist called Mark Twain wrote as follows:- “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you did not do than by the ones you did do.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I quote Mark Twain in these walls because this Senate must do what it must do, either good, bad, pleasant or ugly. We must do it because we do not want disappointments. It is not just about our own disappointments, but the disappointments of the people of Kenya who have a lot of hope in devolution. In the same vein, we must protect the interest of counties at all times. We have emphasized this. All my colleagues who have spoken have said that we are not, in any way going to backtrack on our resolve to protect counties and their interests. We must also legislate on our counties. Thirdly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must oversight our counties. Finally, we must continue disciplining the Executive; whether at the national level or at the county level. The Executive can be the servants of the people of Kenya and not the rulers of the people of Kenya."
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