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    "id": 621437,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody said that common sense is supposed to be common, but it is not. It is very unusual that somebody would say the Physical Planning Bill of this country does not involve counties. Like Saul in the Bible changed his mind at some point on his way to Damascus; there are two things I want to say. I have been on record in this House, saying that there is a ruling in your favour by the Supreme Court which suggested that you should appoint a committee of three persons from the Senate and then ask your colleague to do the same in terms of Article 110(3). This is the opportunity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have an opportunity to cause a crisis which can be resolved as we go along. The 18 Bills including the one for Sen. (Dr.) Zani, we had no problem with you driving to State House so that they can be signed into law. I am saying so because if the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Bill, which concerns counties - and the court was very clear that it must come to the Senate - it has been signed into law by His Excellency the President; what are we waiting for? We pretend to be playing in the big league yet allow ourselves to be playing in Division One. We are appearing to be underdogs. We are suggesting that you do something drastic. The reality on the ground is this. Since you became the Speaker of this Senate, only two Bills have been signed into law. We are spending so much time and public resources, discussing, sitting in public meetings and listening to views; but what is the end product? By mid-June, no one will be sitting here unless you do something that is drastic like what I have suggested. Let us deal with this in court or another place, but expecting that we are going to get some good manners from that House, is asking God for too much."
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