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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "on and concerns counties, they could think of no area of activity of the national Government which does not touch on counties. The Supreme Court even went further and said that even national security – which is a preserve of the national Government in the Constitution - also touches and concerns county governments. It is, therefore, a legitimate concern of the county governments. Therefore, at the end of the day, the Supreme Court was ruling that any law that goes to the National Assembly should also come to the Senate for approval. That is why we are now saying that this Bill is important, because we are now recapturing the authority, which is ours under the Constitution and is to be involved in this important area of international law about making treaties. Madam Temporary Speaker, one can even say that if human rights treaties, which touch on fundamental freedoms, including those that touch on economic, social and cultural activities concern counties and, therefore, also concern the people of this country. They are, therefore, a legitimate concern for us, and this law should be passed very urgently so that we can begin looking at these treaties. Earlier on today, in this august Assembly, we talked about the East African Integration and the fact that those treaties, which are being passed in Arusha, do not come to us for ratification. They just go to the National Assembly, where they comment on them and go back to Arusha. Those laws must come to us from the National Assembly, for us to also approve them. Therefore, this Bill is one way of reclaiming our lost authority, and I recommend that we pass it unanimously. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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