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    "content": "I was with Sen. Murungi earlier before he went for a very important engagement. He was very excited about the introduction of this amendment because it is more valuable than going to sit in Meru to consume information that is full of lies; misleading information in so far as our counties are being managed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion heralds a very important time and it is a good indication of the working of a bicameral legislature. The fact that the National Assembly agreed to almost all our amendments is a demonstration that this House remains to be a very important institution in checking the quality of legislation that comes from the other House. The other House has a responsibility, where we have oversight, to also check on the quality of Bills that are generated from this House. Therefore, the kind of juvenile debate that was going on at the National Assembly today ought not to be there because Parliament is a definition of both Houses. We, as politicians, sometimes have a very short memory because we think that our positions are permanent. It happens that if you do not like the face of the person sitting next to you or sitting in another institution, it becomes the basis under which you define that institution. There is an imagination that ownership is attached to an individual to be in office for a particular time. I am the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County but I am not Elgeyo- Marakwet. Tomorrow, the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet will elect another Senator, Governor and Member of County Assembly (MCA). Considering that we have only one year to go to the elections, our brothers and sisters in the “Lower House” must not be hysterical when debating matters that touch on the performance of this House. This House is very important. For instance, when we leave, those who will come must find a tradition; that we have done our best to strengthen this House so that oversight of counties, resources, functions that we legislate to the counties is achieved for the benefit of the country, devolution and our counties. That is the driving factor that makes us who we are. That is why this House is bipartisan. We sit and negotiate. That is why we do not whistle, jump around or do press-ups in this House, apart, of course, from my friend, Sen. M. Kajwang who caught the bug of the “Lower House”. This House has never seen any possibility of unruly behaviour from any Member because we respect the rules of debate. We believe that engagement on issues is very important. We believe that things must be done for posterity. As the Deputy Majority Leader in this House, I am proud of the work that has been done by the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I believe that we are on the right track to deliver for the best interest of this country. I beg to second."
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