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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the five minutes. I support this Motion and will begin from where the Senator for Kiambu has left. If we, as a Senate, need help before we resolved these problems, then we need to seek that help first. We have postponed the issue for a long time such that the decisions that the Senate is making are being taken for granted. There is an authority that flows from the Constitution which is not legislative. There is a mistake that people are making that the functions of the Senate and Parliament, for that matter, are legislative. In fact, if you look at Article 1 of the Constitution, you will see that it distinguishes the legislative functions of Parliament that directly flow from the sovereignty of people either directly or through their elected representatives. There are delegated functions that are given to Parliament, others given to the Executive and others which have been given to the Judiciary. However, when it comes to Parliament with regard to those who have been elected, the Constitution says that we can exercise that power on the basis of elected representatives. I support this Motion on the basis that we have the authority and competence of the office that flows from the Constitution. This additional power must be taken seriously. So far, on the legislative agenda, we have fought successfully and we are beginning to address most Bills that are dealt with by both Houses. However, when it comes to other functions, for example, impeachment, this is not a law making function. Impeachment is not a legislative or a lawmaking function. This is an additional function given to the Senate. Once that function is interfered with; either by the Judiciary or Executive, we begin to lose the"
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