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    "content": "about the job of the Senator is not necessarily the duty of this House but of the national Government. It should ensure that part and parcel of the implementation of the Constitution was to educate people about it. That is why there is a Ministry of Devolution whose part mandate is civic education. They should, for example, tell people what a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) is. Even if we were to elect another five Senators under the current knowledge level, each will go through the same problem as those who are sitting here today. The question will always be what the role of the Senator is. As much as we have a responsibility to go out there and carry out civic education, we cannot do so with empty hands. The other individuals who represent a county are the governor, who now has the money we are passing today and the County Woman Representative. We can recall that Parliament passed a substantial amount of money for the women representatives in order for them to educate their counties on her role and carry out development plans of her own so that the country can understand what the role of a Woman Representative is. It is ironic that the only person who is getting no money for civic education and the responsibility we are given in Article 96 is the Senator. We must ask ourselves why that is the case, what the mischief is, who is doing this and how it is being done. This is so that we are able to address the matter, not through giving in but demanding what is rightfully ours as Senators. This is because the role of the first Senate in the country is not just to exist but to ensure that future Senates are given the respect they deserve. This is because there are those who would wish the Senate is removed in a referendum or otherwise. In addition to everything else, the risk is that if you do not have this House, there will be parliamentary dictatorship. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other day a Cabinet Secretary (CS) told us that he had never understood the role of the Senate until the Access to Information Bill was referred to this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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