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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. This matter is sacrosanct and I would want my view to be reflected on it. Article 2(4) of our Constitution states that:- ‗Any law, including customary law, that is inconsistent with this Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency, and any act or omission in contravention of this Constitution is invalid.‘ Regarding the matter that you are discussing, it is clear that Article 110 was violated and a pupil in a law firm can convince a court of law to strike out the Act of Parliament that was assented to. Sen. Orengo has said the things that I would have wanted to say. We need to be decisive and agree on how we want to proceed. Do we want to be a House of lamentation or can we decide on something and pursue it? I have heard the communication from the Senate Majority Leader but I beg to disagree with him respectfully. If a Government does not want to resolve an issue, it introduces huge layers of bureaucracy. If we ask the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to carry out an audit of all the laws that are inconsistent, we will be introducing new layers of bureaucracy which will not help this House. We have this golden opportunity. This is an issue that is dear to us and we understand the struggle that many of our hospitals are going through due to bad laws. Therefore, we should consider this particular law and ignore the laws that were passed before. We should stop lamenting. Instead, we should match our words with our action. I listened to Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who runs a serious law firm in this town. He should have told us that his office is open if we want to file those pleadings. We can sign somewhere, if that is what he needs, and accompany him to court. I have the serenity prayer on my desk. I do ask God to grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. It is clear that you cannot change the leadership of the Senate Majority group, the Speaker and the people in State House. Therefore, he should know the difference and prepare the summons. We cannot lament all the time. This is a serious affront on the institution of the Senate. I heard Sen. M. Kajwang‘ talk about the cabinet secretaries. After the meeting that the National Assembly had in Mombasa, a cabinet secretary confided in me that the National Assembly has resolved that the cabinet secretaries do not have to go to the Senate. Therefore, they will not be coming. If we continue playing, we will not be able to oversight and legislate on issues that are affecting counties yet the governors continue stealing like juvenile delinquents in a candy shop. At the end of the day, we will close this House and go back to the village because we have forgotten our work."
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