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    "id": 502311,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/502311/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Njoroge",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13158,
        "legal_name": "Ben Njoroge",
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    "content": "This is a Kenya Gazette Supplement No.55 of 27th August, 2010. Above all, I want to refer my concerns to Chapter 8 of the Constitution Part 4. Chapter 8 is in page 63 of the copy that I have. I will go ahead to quote some articles in this Constitution and especially Article 93 which is on the establishment of Parliament. Article 94 talks about the role of Parliament and Article 95 talks about the role of the National Assembly. Article 96 talks about the role of the Senate. Article 97 talks about the membership of the National Assembly and Article 98 is about the membership of the Senate. Article 110 is about Bills concerning county governments. Article 111 is on Special Bills concerning county governments and Article 112 is about Ordinary Bills concerning county governments. Article 113 talks about the Mediation committees and Article 114 talks about Money Bills. Article 115 talks about Presidential assent and referral. Chapter 10, Part 2, page 163 talks about the Supreme Court where we are heading to for an advisory opinion. As referred to in Cap.10 where we get the Supreme Court, it has been caused by probably the ignorance of the Members of the National Assembly or them assuming the Constitution that we have and also negligence from the Attorney- General, who should play the role of advising the President on the way forward as far as the Bills are concerned. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Cap.11 talks about the devolved government; Part I talks about objects and principles of the devolved government. With the spirit of respecting the Constitution, we will really need to understand that without the Senate, it means that the devolved government cannot be realized as it is the link between the national Government and the county governments. I, therefore, want to support the Motion and condemn those leaders who feel that the Senate has no role to play. 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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