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    "content": "who was a nominated Senator in the 11th Parliament but this time, she has come back as an elected Senator for Isiolo County. I do so because I saw the kind of dedication and zeal she served with, especially during her tenure as Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. I know many of our colleagues perhaps the new ones will get to realize that it is one of the most challenging committees to chair because almost on every afternoon, there is a question that touches on things to do with security. Without failure, each afternoon, the Senator was in the House to respond to statements made to the Committee by other Senators and served with great dedication. That is worth noting for many of our colleagues who have been given the chance to serve in this House, courtesy of nomination. If you follow in her footsteps, only a bright future awaits you. On point No.10, the President had a special place of mention to the young men and women who have been elected to Parliament and other offices. He went ahead to remind us that we have a special responsibility to represent the aspirations of our fellow young people. I say this bearing in mind that just before the last elections we were reminded that 50 per cent of the 19 million voters are below the age of 35 years. I urge those of you in this House who happen to be in that age bracket to carry on with the words that the President shared with us yesterday. This is our singular chance and opportunity to represent the hopes and aspirations of many young people of Kenya. They look up to us in a special way to be bipartisan and speak, bearing in mind that if we make Kenya great, we will enjoy the greatness of this country for longer than any other people in this House. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true. Therefore, it is upon us to work extremely hard in legislation that we bring to this House. As we represent different counties and special interest groups, the things that we speak and care about most should be guided by the principle of knowing that there is a critical mass of the population that has its special interest that we need to take care of in a very special way. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also agree with the President’s remarks. He said:- “We still have to undertake a fresh presidential election following the verdict of the Supreme Court. Even though I strongly disagree with that decision, I accept it because it is my duty to respect our Constitution.” I could not have put this any better. As a legislator who greatly disagrees with the decision that was taken by the Supreme Court, I know that the place of the voter is sacred and sovereign as per the dictate of our Constitution. Many of us are still struggling to come to terms with what may have been in the mind of these Judges as they made this decision. As other Senators have observed earlier on, the Supreme Court is not on trial in the House this afternoon but nothing gags us from raising critiques about the judgement that will in many years be a sad day when the history of this country is written. Article 159 of our Constitution says that judicial authority belongs to the people. Therefore, something that I am yet to understand is; if the people are supreme, at what point and to what extent did the four judges of the Supreme Court feel that there was interference to a point of overruling the decision of the people whom they are supposed to be representing or enjoying powers from?"
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