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    "content": "here happened, where a Bill failed in the Senate during the Second Reading. It shocked me. I was a little bit indisposed so I was not here. That changes completely the future engagements on matters in this House. For the five years we were in this House during the last Parliament, we agreed that because of the bipartisan nature of this House, and to facilitate Members to introduce Bills and succeed to prosecute them until they reach a good a stage, all Bills in the Second Reading - as a matter of principle and practice - should be passed. That gives Members a chance to canvass in the Committee Stage and bring amendments if they do not agree. During the debate on the Irrigation Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2017) I was here. All the Members I know who spoke to this Bill from the minority side spoke in support just like me who was moving the Bill, although I had certain concerns that I said ought to have been addressed at the Committee Stage. Sadly, there was an ambush during the voting. I was particularly shocked because I was in this House when Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. Wambua and the Sen. for Turkana all spoke in support of the Bill. I have looked at the Division list for that Bill and I am extremely shocked that it was badly defeated by Senators. Let me explain why that is serious: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were there when I argued to the Executive that it is not right for Bills to only start in the National Assembly. His Excellency the President agreed to give me the Bill and said it was the beginning of a new engagement where Senate would also be introducing Bills. It was a success for us. Even at the Senate Business Committee, the Senate Minority Leader agreed that we were making strides in the right direction where the Senate, just like the National Assembly, as envisaged in the Constitution, would have a chance to also introduce Bills. The reason we wanted to go bipartisan was because we recognise the fact that if what happened yesterday is to happen in this House, no single Bill introduced by the Senate minority side would ever succeed. We, the Senate majority side are more than prepared to pass the Bills we want to. Anyone who did what they did yesterday, thinking that they were going to embarrass us will now know that they made the biggest mistake. I will never blame---"
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