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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank the Senate Majority Leader for being eloquent in moving this important amendment to the Constitution. I will be very brief in my remarks. I start by saying that this Bill is long overdue. The Constitution gives Members of Parliament, Senators and MCAs powers to perform legislative and oversight roles. It is important that in performing those roles Members are given protection. The immunity must be extended to them in order for them to feel that they are sufficiently protected to effectively perform those roles. This Bill will give the legislatures at the county and national levels the independence they require to perform their roles more effectively. The institutions involved; the Senate, the National Assembly and the County Assemblies and their Members, will be more confident in discharging their constitutional duties. When they do this in good faith, based on information they have been given which they believe to be truthful, they should be given immunity as proposed in this Bill. The Senate Majority Leader has spoken has spoken about the need to review the Constitution. Of course, there is a general feeling around the country that the Constitution as it is today should be left intact. However, even at the time when we were passing this Constitution, we had reservations. We felt that the Constitution was largely good for Kenyans to the extent of 80 per cent but you will also acknowledge that approximate 20 per cent of it was objected in certain respects. The time has come when we must seriously consider a general review of the Constitution. This will ensure that we remove those shortcomings and weaknesses in order that the entire population of Kenya is fully satisfied with the Constitution that governs us. Madam Temporary Speaker, issues actively being pursued in the legislature. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that there should be no interruption of issues that are actively being pursued in the Legislature or are under debate or consideration by 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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