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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, what made me come here is because of a letter from the Speaker inviting all Senators to this very important matter. Earlier on, I was listening to my colleagues talking about the importance of this Senate. Article 96 is very clear on the role that we play in terms of enacting legislation that affects counties. This is a serious matter and I thought the CSs would come here and explain to us why this process is ongoing, yet the Senate of this Republic was not involved when an amendment to a law that affects counties was made by the National Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, we ought to be vigilant. I am holding here the Statutes Law Miscellaneous (Amendment) Act of 2018, which makes this issue of NIIMS very serious. The matter at hand affects counties. However, the National Assembly gave themselves power, amended the Act and initiated the issue of registration of persons on this thing called NIIMS, or Huduma Number without bringing it to the Senate and making it law. Madam Temporary Speaker, with the Committee and the powers given to us by our Standing Orders, we can stop the implementation of that until that law can be brought back to this House for us to consider whether it is something which is good for this nation or it is not. This is because the more we allow these CSs to, first of all, snub the invitation of the Senate and implement laws which they know are illegal because the Senate was not involved, we will be not be playing our rightful role. They think they are legal because they were enacted by the National Assembly. The Chair can direct the Committee on National Security to stop the implementation of this Act until the Senate looks at these amendments. Last Session, this Senate stood firm and went to court to defend its position. This is the time that we should not only allow Omutatah to go to court, but we seize of the matter and take the necessary action. We all know that the principal Act is brought here. However, when it comes to its amendments, it is done to the National Assembly and then sent to the President for the assent. I urge CS Matiang’i to take these matters seriously so that we know how to proceed."
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