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    "content": "Hon. Senators, first, I want to agree that I did not address the issue of proxy vote according to the Senate Minority Leader. I was dealing with more substantive constitutional issues. I must admit this is a matter I have agonised over time. I have given it my best shot. I want to thank the leadership for appreciating as much even if they have some disagreements here and there. Both leaders of the House said that even the Speaker can change opinion. As the Senate Minority Leader talked about Lord Denning, I thought he would take the words of the late former Vice President Kijana Wamalwa. That is the one who was alive with us, especially at a time when there was a serious political question to be addressed. He said in Nanyuki that ‘a good idea must give way to a better idea’. I want to invite the leadership that if you come up with a better idea, my good idea will give way. However, you must convince me that it is a better idea than my good idea. So, that should not be in contest. I appreciate the political positions you have. That is why you have the Chair. I qualify my statement that I remain consistent when the same set of facts obtain. It is not just being obstinate. It is after examination of the facts around a particular issue that you realize they are the same."
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