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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. In doing so, I want to remind the people out there that the Senate is not an ordinary Chamber of Parliament because it may be lost to those who are criticizing the Senate that each elected Senator here is elected directly by the people from the counties. It is not like in some countries where you find Senators elected by a college of councilors or a college of a county assembly. The Senators in Kenya are directly elected by the people and in accordance with Article 1 of the Constitution, whenever we speak, we do so on the basis of the sovereign power delegated to each Member of the Senate by the people of Kenya. If you have any doubt, I would urge you to read Article 1 of the Constitution. The second point is that when Senators are directly elected, you will find that a Senator like the Senator for Kiambu, Sen. Wamatangi, in some constituencies, he got more votes than the individual Member of Parliament from that county. So, when he is speaking here, he is speaking with the voice and authority of the people of that constituency. 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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