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    "id": 502318,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion which is really addressing the core function of the Senate. This Motion is arising from a situation where the Senate is consistently being denied the opportunity to exercise its mandate given by the Constitution. The Senate or a Senator is a creature of the Constitution. The Constitution itself is a live document that must be kept alive all the time, with all its features. The Constitution bestows upon the Senate certain responsibilities which it must perform. These are found in Article 96. Article 96 (1) says:- “The Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments.” This article does not specify “represent” in which aspects. To me, it means that, as the Senator for Trans Nzoia, I represent my county in all aspects and Bills whatsoever. The Senator, therefore, has no choice but to do what he is supposed to do, in addition to what is mentioned under Article 96 (3), which is oversight. It has no choice but to oversight over resources allocated to counties. Therefore, what the Senate has been doing since its formation has been to perform its mandate. Any effort, in my view, that seeks to stop, delay, suspend or injunct would be unconstitutional, because it seeks to suspend the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I refuse to believe that some of these things are being done through ignorance, oversight or mistakes. This is because the mandate of the Senate is very clear and can be understood by everybody. I only think that it is being done by forces that feel like history should repeat itself; that since the Senate went a long time, 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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