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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, it is very unfortunate that the Liaison Committee has never met to discuss the program we are working on or drafting some timetable that is not in existence. This is because we, as the Chairmen, through Liaison Committee, have not drafted a proposal. Some of these issues of leasing, the PSC through the Senate, together with the Council of Governors (CoG), should have organized a meeting, if we had agreed, to discuss some of these issues. We trust your office to provide the necessary wisdom so that we do not kill the Liaison Committee at the expense of planning these issues. Some of these issues can be resolved at the Liaison Committee without necessarily coming to the Floor of the Senate. Therefore, I hope that the Liaison Committee will meet before the end of the week so that we can fine tune the timetable that we will use in Eldoret during the special sitting. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Chair of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, I think the issue of constitutional reforms and constitutional referendum is no longer evadable; it has to happen. That is the unfortunate reality, because it seems that this Constitution is too heavy for us to carry. We cannot bear the cost of devolution; we are using a lot of money in terms of maintaining so many MPs. At one point, Sen. Malalah said that one Senator is equal to a number of MPs, and there was a lot of uproar; but that is the truth. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Professor of Law, if this Constitution is too heavy for this country, it is high time that we reviewed it so that we can manage our public debt and get the revenue that can run the Government. Reading the President’s speech on the issue of the Memorandum on the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel, which he cut from 16 per cent to 8 per cent – and which we support whole heartedly - it looks like the issue of constitutional reforms and review is no longer an option for this country to move forward so that we can live within our means. If your neighbor’s children are looking nice, you do not have to borrow money to buy expensive clothes because you want to look nice. Therefore, we must discuss about the way forward to ensure that we increase the effectiveness and efficiency of our commitment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you and I beg to support."
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