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    "id": 854879,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry the Senate Majority Leader had not consulted with me on this matter. I am at a loss as to what he is prosecuting. If this is a Bill from the National Assembly, when it is referred to this House via a message, it is subjected to First Reading, then Second Reading; then we go through all the Motions of a Bill. Now we are being told that this is a procedural Motion to introduce an amendment to a Bill. I have never heard of this here. We cannot just acclaim to what looks like very far reaching introductions into a Bill. First of all, we would want even to know what is being defined as a city. If we are going to add to cities the responsibility for managing information, communication and telecommunication services and so on; I know we are not there yet. Let me prosecute my argument. If we are going to do this, then the ordinary course of procedure is for the message from the Lower House to go through those Motions and the Bill itself to be given to Members to look at and understand. We still have issues about what a city is. I would want Eldoret to be a city given its expansive nature, and I would want Nakuru to be a city. I understand the city is limited to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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