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    "id": 551866,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I will be very brief. I just want to thank my colleague, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who is a Member of our Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. I assure the House that being the Chairman of the sub-committee on Petitions; we see them as something that is enshrined in the Constitution. It is a right of any citizen in the Republic of Kenya to petition either House - the Senate or the National Assembly - on any issue of concern to that citizen. Therefore, the Senate Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, will act as a court of law; very impartial, ready to listen to the rationale behind every petition and to make extremely judicious decisions. I would, therefore, like to assure those in the county government that when there is a petition before the Senate, those petitioning should not be regarded as either enemies of the county government or county assemblies. I know that there have been situations where petitions have been brought to the House and the petitioners have more or less been lynched by certain elements in the county Government. They must understand that petitioning is a constitutional right. The House fulfils its function to receive these petitions, listen to them impartially and deliver judgment in the interest of the people of Kenya."
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