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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion. This Motion is about peace, national cohesion and harmony among Kenyans in the future. It is also about what we need to do to truly actualize devolution and enhance the devolution agenda. During the last referendum on the Constitution, Kenyans chose this Constitution and devolution is, in fact, the centre piece of it. Devolution gives hope to our people everywhere in the country because it promises to bring equality among all the people of Kenya, improve service delivery and reduce marginalization which many Kenyans have complained about. Devolution gives hope to the aspirations of our people everywhere. It gives them power to have a say in matters that affect them in their localities and, more importantly, it gives them resources to set priorities for themselves. However, we have noted that by being undermined, we may not achieve devolution in the manner and spirit in which it was intended. This Senate must, therefore, be given the power and authority to play its rightful role in the management of public affairs of this country so that it is ultimately given the opportunity to secure the gains of devolution because it is the future of this nation. This Select Committee has been mandated to carry out a huge and important task; to look at the current Constitution and all the pieces of legislation currently existing, which may have a bearing on the work and the standing of this Senate. I am confident that this Committee will come up with proposals which will ultimately give this Senate its place and make this institution effective and relevant. I have looked at the names of our colleagues in this Select Committee. They are respected individuals. They are people who have proven records and are serious legislators of this House. I am confident that they have the capacity to deliver on this mandate. I wish them well but I remind them that in performing this assignment, they should stand very firm. I know that there will be attempts to intimidate and put pressure on them but knowing them as I do, I am confident that they will deliver on this mandate because these are honest and principled individuals. I wish them well. I beg to support."
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