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    "id": 826766,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Bill is very critical. It has not come at the right time. It has been long overdue. Senate has been sleeping on the job but now that they have done something, it is good we salute them. The Leader of the Majority Party referred to the other House. Last time I was in the House of Lords with him and, obviously, when you look at the functions in the United Kingdom (UK) system, you find that the House of Lords is higher. In this country, when you look at the functions of the National Assembly, like other jurisdictions, you will find that the National Assembly should be an upper House as compared to the Senate. This is because in other jurisdictions, Houses that are higher deal with matters of the budget and executive appointments where you must do the vetting which done in this House. So, when it comes to ranking, it goes without saying that the National Assembly, by virtue of its functions, is an upper House. Majority of the people who were in that Senate were, obviously, there when this matter of constitution-making was there. I used to admire Hon. Kimunya those days. When it came to matters of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) he debated very well. I still admire him. He has a good brain. You know that when he debates, he debates objectively and from a logical perspective. He is agreeing with me. I can see him saluting me. You know I am also a good brain when it comes to matters of legislation. That is why we are here because we debate so that we make good laws for this country. That is why we support this Bill. As I conclude, it is high time we borrowed from the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act that already exists and then cascade it down to the counties on all those appointments that come when it comes to the county assembly vetting. They do the same thing so they should use the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act which already exists. Although it has a lot of shortcomings, this is the law that we have. I am happy to note that the Senate looked into that law and that is why they have tried to cascade it down. I request Hon. Members who are here today that for us to bring professionalism at the county level and ensure that there is going to be efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, we should support this Bill. Once again, I thank the Senate for doing good work. Thank you. I support."
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