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    "content": "Is that vetting? You have evidence that the man has a stinking record of corruption and instead of confronting him with facts, you ask him to shed light on this? They will eventually say that person is qualified. That is what we are dealing with. Mr. Speaker, Sir, today we have dedicated ourselves to deal with this matter. That is why we are sitting this morning and this afternoon. We will act in a manner different from that other House. As you preside over our proceedings in this House, you have seen that even at our lowest moments, this House has never degenerated into a heckling match, spilling water on Clerks or into goons masquerading as Members of Parliament (MP) going to the Speakers Gallery to assault people who are sitting there. Sen. Orengo, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Muthama and I were victims of those goons. They attempted to assault us. Those goons included a woman MP who attempted to assault Sen. Ong’era. When Sen. Ong’era gave her a good look, she froze and walked back. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, as the Senate, want to bear and owe our fidelity to the Constitution as the Motion says. The Judiciary can pass judgment against us, but the avenue for us is to go to the higher court for an appeal. Let us, as leaders of this country today, send a warning that if the National Assembly feels that the Senate is not entitled to a small fund to carry out its oversight role, then they will be in for a rude shock. The High Court made a ruling that CDF is unconstitutional and there will be no CDF without the concurrence of the Senate. Whatever clothing they want to give CDF will still go back to that judgment. This Senate should rise up and say it is either a fund for all or a"
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