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    "id": 715757,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must say that I am delighted that this matter, a matter of national importance, has been referred to the Committee. If you may recall, in my discussions with you, the Senate Majority Leader, the Deputy Senate Majority Leader and others, when the Special Sitting was called, I was a very concerned person because I feared that the cardinal principle which underlies our Constitution is participation by the people in whom the sovereignty of Kenya lies may be curtailed or shortened just to meet the deadline that this Bill must be passed today. Those are the fears I had but I am glad that through a consultative approach and so on, we have come to a place where the Committee will be given some time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody said that our guests are here because of your directive that the police who were manning barricades around Parliament should be removed but actually I am the one who invited them to come. I invited them to come because they had stayed a whole morning just waiting for us. I feared that since we were to start at 2.30 p.m., it could take a few hours before the Committee can embark on its job. So, I told them that rather than waiting where we were going to meet, they should come here and listen to what is happening and as soon as the matter is referred, they should all go to where we will be meeting and start the work immediately. I also want to appeal to Members of my committee who are here. I know you may want to contribute to other debates that may go on after that but I appeal to you that as soon as you see me leaving, just follow your Chairman so that we start the work. 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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