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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I thank the Senate Majority and Senate Minority leaders for having created a middle ground that has enabled us to move forward. As I thank them, I am even more glad to note that Sen. Okong’o is a proposed Member of the reconstituted Committee. To my mind, this removes any hard feelings that our colleague might have had for initially having missed out on the Committee. I just have two comments. The first one is to my colleagues in the Committee – I am still sitting on it – and the second one is to the leaders of political parties. To Members of the Committee, you never know. There can be a temptation that because of whatever consideration like friendship and what have you, you help a certain governor who might have fallen short of glory. As you consider that, the best check is for you to know that sooner or later, your own county will come. So, would you also want a deal to be cut so that your own county is shortchanged by just one individual at the expense of millions of people? It is a very important self-checking tool that one can apply. My final comment is to five leaders of this country namely, His Excellency President Uhuru who leads The National Alliance (TNA), His Excellency Deputy President, William Ruto who leads the United Republican Party (URP); former Hon. Prime Minister who leads ODM; His Excellency former Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka who leads Wiper Democratic Party and the distinguished Senator for Bungoma, Sen. Wetangula, who leads FORD-Kenya. Why do I state these particular distinctions? It is because they all have governors and because we are approaching the next election, the intention is the mother hen instinct – protectionism. You want to say: “Let me be seen as a strong party leader to protect my governors who found their way into office through my party, FORD-Kenya,” or whatever other party. The temptation might be, because you are very close to us you can easily intimidate us. The Senate Minority Leader is now my party leader. He can very easily want to intimidate me and make it difficult for me to be independent while in that Committee. Please, party leaders, keep out of the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments for it to be felt and be effective. I support."
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