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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Motion. The clauses that were considered are just about two or so. However, they are so fundamental that I laud the Committee for bringing a report that adds immense value to the original Bill. This is because, unless the law is specific and clear, we have always had a situation where either House is bypassed or ignored. For example, we have the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations where you and I and the Senator for Garissa sit, where the National Assembly cordoned off the Senate in the approval of international Treaties signed by the Government. This mediated version is important to the extent that Senators represent counties and their governments and whatever agreements are signed by the executive affect resources in the counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the bad old days, people just used to sit in Cabinet offices and sign away national wealth to themselves and their friends. That is how if you look at this country today, all the rich people have been civil servants, Permanent Secretaries(PS), directors and all manner of people. We have gone a full cycle. Now the new wealthy people are sons of those people. We must move away from a situation where an individual given an office to work for the people of Kenya works for himself. That is why Parliament must be involved. The country is moving into an era of petroleum, gas and mineral wealth economy. The representatives of the people in both Houses must be involved. Just as the Senate Majority Leader has said, the approval of these agreements should not be a ritual or rubber stamp. Parliament must scrutinize every clause and content of the agreement and reject what is onerous to the people and the interests of the country and approve the good. That is why I agree with the mediated Report. They rejected the version that was approved earlier that was creating a situation where there is 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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