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    "id": 687272,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the mediated version of this report. What was in contention and what had been passed by the National Assembly had created a bottleneck where the legislators appeared to be interfering with something they should not interfered with or seek to approve something that we should not interfere with. In fact, I was one of the persons who had proposed the amendments which were moved by the Committee to amend the schedule which had a problem. I am glad that the Mediation Committee has seen it fit to agree with part of the recommendations and amendments, so that we do not create a bottleneck for classes of persons who wanted to do honest research and who were otherwise going to be impeded by what appeared to have been a condition precedent of approval by the National Assembly. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the mediation under the Constitution is now getting root to the extent that I dare say again, like I have always done, that there should be no fear by our counterparts in the National Assembly to deal with Bills passed by the Senate because the provision to mediate where we disagree is always there. I have not heard of any Bill that has been rejected in totality at mediation. In very many words, that means that what we disagree with is much narrower than we appear to be. Therefore, I support the Committee and the mediated version in its entirety. Thank you."
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