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    "content": "today is to tell Kenyans that we have come here not only as a House of reason, but to reflect on where we are and where we are going. My second point is based on the teachings of one of the most famous Luhya musicians, Jacob Luseno, who was a close cousin of Sen. George Khaniri. Jacob Luseno sang to us about the philosophy of a reverend who committed adultery. In his song, Jacob Luseno said; “Our brother has ceased being the right reverend. By virtue of committing adultery, he is today, the wrong reverend.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am very saddened that the National Assembly, knowing very well that the Constitution was deliberately set to create checks and balances where different constitutional institutions and organs were checking and balancing power---. If we change the Constitution because we were against an all powerful imperial presidency because we feared dictatorship by the executive, we should also remind our junior colleagues in the “Lower House” that dictatorship by the National Assembly cannot, therefore, be acceptable. It is time Kenyans reflected on the following; that the same National Assembly that has perpetuated what has offended just about all Kenyans, is the same institution, through the committee in charge of security that messed up the report on Westgate. It is the same institution, through the committee in charge of agriculture; the investigations into the sugar industry scandal were messed up. This led to Mumias going down on its knees. It is the same institution that had the scandal in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). In two of those scandals, it is by coincidence that my junior brothers from my community were involved. They ended up losing their positions as chairs of those committees. This is a House of shame. This is a House that believes in cutting deals to the extent that Dr. Monica Juma lost her job or an opportunity to serve in the new position, not because of being found to be inept---"
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