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    "content": "far as the provision of Bills concerning counties, has been deleted. All Bills will come to the Senate. The key provision here for Senators to appreciate is that this amendment confers on the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, like other Senators of the world, including the United States of America (USA), the full legislative mandate just like the National Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are people who have asked this question; why should the Senate legislate on the same issue that the National Assembly is legislating? In the new Article 96, the special responsibility of the National Assembly is to represent the interests of constituencies. The special responsibility of the Senate is to represent the interests of counties and their governments. That responsibility cannot be achieved if certain legislations that have implications on those counties and their governments are being held in the National Assembly and yet that Senate has the responsibility to protect those counties. For example, on the face of it, a Bill that relates to security may not look like a Bill that should come to the Senate. However, when you look at what security does in so far as how counties are being run, how the business of counties will be achieved and provision of services like water and health facilities, it means that for a county to operate and achieve its responsibility, security is an important function. Therefore, the Senate protects counties by ensuring that those Bills are brought to the Senate."
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