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    "id": 858928,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/858928/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kangundo, Muungano",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fabian Muli",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fabian Kyule Muli",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me time to contribute to the debate on this Bill. If you look at Article 96(2) of the Constitution, the major duty of the Senate is to participate in making laws and they approve Bills which concern county governments. However, the question is: If they do not approve Bills which are matters of concern to the Kenyan citizens, what are we supposed to do? Article 95(2) of the Constitution says that we are supposed to deliberate on matters of concern to the Kenyan citizens. That is why I am saying it is the mandate of this House to bring any matters of concern, whether they are in the Senate or any other category of discussion. Today in this nation, we have schemes, programmes and projects which do not have proper policies, Bills or any framework to legislate what is happening, especially when we have the county governments. We are talking about schemes. We have schemes which do not have proper laws. Some laws are not even aligned to the Constitution 2010. That is why I support this Bill. I support it on the point that we need to support the existing programme of this country to have the laws which give a framework on how it is done. The pension scheme is ongoing. It is important and it will be important when we give uniformity of this scheme across the country. The jurisdiction of Kenya needs schemes which are unified and have the laws which show how it is supposed to be done. That is why I stand to support this Bill. Thank you."
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