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    "id": 756415,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Just a minute; let me raise the point of order. This is what you call entrenched discrimination. I noted with concern that even in the list of Members nominated to the Senate Business Committee there is not a single representative of the special interest groups, otherwise popularly known as ‘nominated.’ Much as they may be entrenched in the Standing Orders, when we come to this House, we legislate as a House. In my opinion, I do not think that we legislate as counties, because we are accountable as a House. I will be seeking further clarification and if it is, indeed, found that it is a form of discrimination, then it is upon this House to determine that we must not perpetuate such discrimination. Part of the reason the special seats are provided for in the Constitution is because of the systemic discrimination within the society. Most of the nominated Members who are here vied for positions in the elections. It is because of the systemic discrimination that they found it difficult to be elected. We need to be progressive. Our Constitution so demands that each and every individual has an equal right. Those are some of the issues that we may seek to relook in the Second Senate under this Constitution. I feel disappointed that I have not exercised my right to vote just because I do not represent a particular county, yet the Constitution so envisages that I represent persons with disabilities from across the country. If you look at the privileges, and this is what we will talk about, you find that there is systemic discrimination. It is about time that we call this out and ask that we be treated equally."
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