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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in congratulating you for bringing this matter to the House in the manner which you did. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important for us to send a very clear message to the National Assembly. No House can speak on behalf of another. This is one situation where we have two brothers; the Senate being a brother to the National Assembly. It is one of the situations contrary to the biblical saying where, “you cannot be your brother’s keeper.” This is because it is not possible for us to tell what Members of the National Assembly think about. Likewise, it is not possible for Members of the National Assembly to tell what the Senate is thinking about. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to point out that the matter in question is related to procurement, notwithstanding the fact that I have not seen the memorandum from the President. Nonetheless, procurement issues today in the devolved system of government are crucial as far as counties are concerned. Indeed, the bigger considerations in this Bill are, probably, issues to do with disposal and procurement within counties as we know. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope and pray that the National Assembly will not start a tirade of the fact that the Senate disagrees with it. The Senate is simply agreeing with the law. It is important to make the distinction. You can disagree, but what we are doing is basically following the law. Since this is the first issue that we are dealing with, it is also important for us to send the message to the two Speakers. That is you, the Speaker of the Senate and hon. Justin Muturi, the Speaker of the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important for consultations to be done at a higher and better level than we have witnessed. This is because had there been the kind of consultations that we believe should be there, this matter would not have been at the point that you explained. 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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