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    "id": 743034,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "June 13, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 18 The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, with a light touch, you know that Bomet is Chama Cha Mashinani. I have been there and I can tell you that, that is a very interesting county. Let me end so that others can contribute by urging this House to either stand up to be counted, defend this House and leave behind a legacy whether you will be here in the next House or not or we go into ignominy that will make us look weak, helpless and unable to discharge our responsibility and duty under Article 96 of the Constitution, which is defending counties and their governments, including but not limited to ensuring that they get sufficient revenues for running the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I finish, I want to urge all my colleagues across the Floor that if you want devolution to flourish, vote National Super Alliance (NASA). We have in our manifesto said that we are going to strengthen this House to be the Upper House in the dispensation of the legislature of the country so that the pecking order is very clear. This becomes the Upper House, the House of revision and a real Senate as they are known in comparable jurisdictions whether in the United Kingdom (UK) House of Lords, Australian Senate, Canadian Senate, Burundi Senate. There are jurisdictions that are much less experienced in terms of political longevity, tranquillityand stability but are doing much better than we are. So, join us in making this Senate “a Senate”. I know many of my colleagues are running away to other positions. Even the lady passing before me is going to the “Lower House” from the “Upper House” if she wins and I wish her well. She is a very decent lady and I know several others including the---"
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