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    "content": "So, there are unique challenges. This Senate is a child that needs a good environment to be nurtured so that in future, we will also celebrate as the first Senators to be elected in this country. We should celebrate that, indeed, when we were elected for the first time, this is the foundation that we put in place and people are enjoying today. We need to struggle and give good examples as leaders so that future Senators will say that the first Senate did a good job despite the environment that was not good. They will also say that they have a Senate that represents the counties of this country and which can oversight on anything; whether it is the national or county government programme or funding in the counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is no one else to defend this Senate. This is not an executive arm of the Government. This is a legislative arm and we must be ready and willing, as Senators, to defend our own territory. Nobody will come here to ask for anything that is good for us. We are the people to do so. This is the right time for this Bill to come. I congratulate Sen. Murungi for thinking and coming up with this Bill. All these challenges that we have been facing for two and a half years will come to an end. We will then have a Senate that will have access to the people who elected us and also give the best to this country in terms of oversight for our counties. Lastly, I believe that our brothers and sisters in the National Assembly, for the first time will agree with us on this. What we are asking for is not going to deprive them of any power. We are only asking for our own independent body to deal with the issues of the Senators. As Members of the National Assembly, they will be free to have their own committee to deal with their problems. Their uniqueness is that they are elected from constituencies. Senators are elected in counties which have a number of constituencies or sub-counties with different needs. I want to ask Members of the National Assembly to agree with us on this, so that we can walk a path that will bring equality among all the Members and deliver on our mandate according to the Constitution. I support."
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