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    "id": 526431,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have no regrets that my elder, the Senator for Meru, Sen. Kiraitu Murungi, spoke before me. In fact, that is the benefit we get, so I will make my presentation short because he addressed some of the issues I had hoped to speak to, which I think is a great thing. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think what Sen. (Eng.) Karue has done is extremely commendable; to translate ourselves to the vanguards of the common man. In this country, the Judiciary and the law making agencies have, for a long time, been agencies for the preservation of those with power and prestige. I think this Senate, being a Senate of a very revolutionary Constitution, must recast its paradigm to ensure that those who voted us to this office are the people we give our principal attention. I would like to associate myself with some of the comments made by Sen. Muthama. Just recently, I was telling people that when I looked at my election results, some of the best suburbs in Mombasa County were places that I was getting votes and they were extremely – not negligible, not unimportant – fewer in number. When we went to those areas which we call ‘informal settlements’ when the ballot boxes were being opened, the turnout was extra ordinary – 70 to 80 per cent – and those are the people who actually put us in these positions of privilege and prestige. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, our law making agencies here hardly address the plight of the common man. We always talk about how to preserve capital for a few and to give others greater opportunities to make business. We defend those who are corrupt; we defend processes that are illegitimate and I think the National Assembly, the Senate and Parliament in its totality has totally lost its soul. I think that is why I need to commend Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki because I always try to address myself to this particular Article 96(1) on the Senate, which talks to the roles and functions of the Senate. It says:- “The Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments.” I think the interest of the counties here will count for every member of our county. Every Kenyan is an important soul and, therefore, for us, it is important to preserve and to protect the people who actually elected us into office. 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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