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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, there is a joke that is going on behind me that, in fact, Kenya Airways overflies counties and that includes constituencies and wards. We need a serious ruling on this matter. Otherwise, we will be duplicating the roles of the National Assembly. It is not that we lack capacity; it is just that we are very serious people in the manner we do things. We do not rush. That is why the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing has taken its time to examine matters first before they call Kenya Airways. We do not act in vain. When we make a decision to send a State officer home, he or she will not go to the Senate. It all ends here. So, even if, for instance, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure is required to appear together with the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury before the Senate, what are they going to do with them if they refuse to appear? This is because it is not a matter that touches on counties! The Constitution is very clear. We need your directions, Hon. Speaker. There are certain Committees that are lodged in the Senate, for instance, the Foreign Relations Committee and the Defence and Security Committee. We all know that those are not matters that belong to the counties. Security issues and matters of foreign relations are of national importance and belong to the national Government. Even when some of those committees make decisions--- I have contemplated on this and you may need to give me authority. I intend to sue the Senate with its committees in order for it to be declared unconstitutional. They are not constitutional. They cannot be acting on matters The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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