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"content": "Parliament of Kenya, which has two Houses. The first House is the National Assembly and the second one is the Senate. Article 94 gives us the power to make legislation, while Article 95 defines the role of the National Assembly. Article 96 clearly defines the role of this House. When we talk about Parliament, it is both Houses. Those Members of the National Assembly who are in the “lower” House--- I dare say that because when a Member, who was elected by his constituency, can stand and say that Parliament should abolish the Senate, he forgets that Members of the Senate are Members of Parliament. Ignorance is no defence. Nothing can help these people who are very ignorant. If we were to amend the Constitution today, there are a few things that we must do. First, we must give the Senate original jurisdictions on legislation. This will be able to solve the problem, where we sit here, spend sleepless nights, think about ideas and develop legislation that we know will help this country, but once they go to the National Assembly, they are killed there. Shame on them! We are in this country to ensure posterity and develop legislation that will go beyond the time that God will be kind to give us in this world. We were elected as leaders to represent the interests of the nation and not to line our pockets. The amount of divisiveness in the National Assembly, on a daily basis, shocks me. I wonder why they bring up issues. We do not care about money, but about this country developing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, unless we stand firm and take on our role as Members of the Senate and defend our counties, no one will defend them. What the Members of the National Assembly want us to be giving is a big kitty. Instead of them focusing on development, they lie to the people that: “I am giving you a scholarship. I am building a dormitory and a hospital here for you.” That is not their money; this is taxpayers’ money. Wake up Kenya and listen to these men and women of integrity, who are seated here. Look at the level of commitment by the Members of this House, when it comes to Committee work and compare it with that of the men and women in the “Lower House.” The other day, we were here until 9.00 p.m. working on the inquiry into the Solai Dam tragedy because we care about the people of Nakuru County. We want them to get justice. That is the kind of liberty that I, Sen. Ledama Olekina, wants to pursue; I do not want to line my pocket. I believe that every man and woman is here for a purpose to defend the liberty. The people believe that they brought us here, so that we can fight for them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the men and women in Solai will not be able to get justice if we allow ourselves to be complicit. All these wars are coming in because maybe they thought that they could push--- Maybe they get frustrated that the Senate is also investigating the same matter. We want Kenyans out there to know that the House - which represents them - that brought a Maasai, a Kikuyu, a Kalenjin and a Somali, is only the Senate. It is able to bring them equally for them to look at matters that affect today, tomorrow and the future of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement. When I look around, I see men and women of integrity and that is what Kenyans ought to see. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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