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    "id": 872258,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/872258/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "The Senate is trying to clamour for supremacy as the upper House. It is supposed to be the upper House with the county assemblies. Its role is clearly defined. At times, you look at the Senate and ask why they duplicate committees of the National Assembly. This creates problems. For example, when they invite the Cabinet Secretary for Energy to appear before the Committee, what does he tell them? Is it just a talk show or appearing before them? The Constitution in the Fourth Schedule gives county governments the role of reticulation which can be looked at by the county assemblies. If there is an issue that can be discussed at the Senate level, then they can do that. By the Senate duplicating committees of the National Assembly, it brings confusion and issues of supremacy are brought in. In the current clamour for constitutional reforms, we need to define the position the Senate can hold in the country. What it holds in legislation can be properly defined by proper functions. For example, in the Bill, the role of the Senate in dissolving a county government is provided for. A Senator from the county or another county can, after considering all factors, bring a Motion to suspend a county government. This is an important role for the Senate that can redefine the proper working of the Senate."
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