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    "content": "some of the agenda that we hope will come to the Senate Business Committee (SBC) and we will support it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on a closing note, I heard my Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. Fatuma Dullo, talk about the Devolution Conference and remembered when Sen. Murkomen was the Chair of the Committee on Devolved Government. I have always wondered why the Senate insists to invite itself to a party that it is not invited to. There is nobody who holds a franchise on devolution. Devolution is not owned by governors or the national Government; it is a relationship between different institutions. We can as well have our own conference on devolution and invite Members of County Assembly (MCAs), Members of Parliament (MPs) and whoever else wants to come because we are the only lawmaking body with respect to devolution. We do not need to say: “Please, put us in your programme. Please, let us chair a session.” We are the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. Is it that we do not have resources or the right frame of mind and disposition to actually take charge of devolution? Power is not given to you; power is taken. I apologise to the Members who have had a rough time since they did the swearing in of the people’s president. It is very interesting to hear them say today that it is not what is in the Constitution. However, at this time, as a country, we must remember that when the pursuance for liberty upsets order, the drive to restore that order might silence liberty. Because of that, we need to cool down the temperatures in our country. I speak as a Senator who is most affected when there are shenanigans and violence in Nairobi County. I am glad that on the day they were doing their activity at Uhuru Park, the authorities were able to agree with me that there was no need for excessive police presence. Because of that I am happy that in my county of Nairobi, no life was lost and vehicle stoned on the 30th January, 2018. They did their thing and went home. As we go on, that is the spirit we need to have as we look at these issues. Let us move in that manner. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support this Motion."
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