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    "id": 578971,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nassir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to remind my colleagues that Shakespeare once wrote: “A rose by any other name still smells the same”. Whether the Senate would wish to be called the Upper House or more Upper House, they are still who they are as per the constitutional guidelines. Even if they wish to be called the house next to heaven, let that be their name. But, ultimately, the role of the Senate is clearly described in the Constitution. Let everyone do their job. I would have had it in a different manner that through trial and experience, let them come up with a report that will simply be declared null and void. That should be a lesson that they should not interfere in jobs that are not theirs. They should concentrate more on issues to do with the counties. Earlier on when I raised a point of order in terms of Hon. Chepkong’a’s remarks, it was more of a point of information or probably for me to be informed. Hon. Chepkong’a used these words:- “The Treasury, through this House, approved Kshs4.2 billion to be paid to Kenya Airways”. I sit in the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade and today, we were deliberating these issues. I do not recall sitting down with the Treasury and approving Kshs4.2 billion to be paid to Kenya Airways. It is not just the Senate that is trespassing in others people’s responsibilities, but the Executive as well. It is trespassing in other institutions’ responsibilities. It is our responsibility to 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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