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    "id": 706003,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 26,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank my colleagues for enriching the purpose this Bill seeks to achieve. As I said earlier, my colleagues emphasized the role of the Senate as stipulated in Article 96(1) of the Constitution, which is to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. The treaty which provoked us into bringing this Bill is as a result of the military treaty between Kenya and the British. These military exercises are done in the counties. We know the hue and cry by people in Kajiado, Samburu and Laikipia as a result of the exercises that are being done by the military in this regard. Therefore, it was totally unacceptable and wrong for the National Assembly to disregard the role of the Senate. If some Kenyans will go to court as a result of the passing of that treaty with exclusion of the Senate, I believe the courts will nullify that treaty. We are trying to correct this so that these kinds of things do not continue to happen, and, even if when it goes to them, they will sit on it; we have the provision for 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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