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    "id": 902783,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "We cannot have a country where a professor thinks that he is the only one that has a monopoly of good brains. Since he is a professor, he does not want other Kenyans to get an opportunity of advancing themselves academically. This is something that we should not tolerate. The time is ripe for us to have a constitutional amendment that will do away with this idea of picking CSs outside Parliament because these are people who never engage with our people. They live in the ozone layer. They do not understand the problems that people face in this country. They do not understand that in some marginalized areas, scoring a D+ is a big effort. People walk for more than five kilometres to go to school. How do you expect such people to compete with somebody in Alliance High School in Nairobi? Madam Temporary Speaker, some of the CSs are what I would describe as incompetents in the Government. We must embrace everybody who is a citizen of this country. I fully support this Motion by Sen. Ndwiga and urge the men and women who have had the privilege of representing the Senate in the mediation process to stand their ground and negotiate in a hard way. They should ensure that we do not cede our ground, but protect the interests of our counties, the people who have sent us here to represent their interest. I urge everyone to read the American history on the negotiations that take place between the Senate and the Congress. It is serious business. At times, the choice of venue where the meeting will take place is an issue. Whenever the Senate of the USA feels that the issue is weighty, they will insist that negotiations be done on the side of the Senate. I urge our good friends, the Senators who have been privileged to represent us in these mediation committees, to stand their ground and remember that they represent the counties. The Senators have the approval of people of a particular county to represent them in the Senate. Madam Temporary Speaker, in Nyamira County, for example, we have four Members of the National Assembly. The tally of their combined votes cannot match the votes that I garnered as a Senator. Therefore, if I am given an opportunity and privilege to represent the Senate, I must speak with the authority of the entire Nyamira County. This is because I represent the people of that county. I urge my friends who will represent us in the Mediation Committee to do a good job. I have no doubt that they will do a good job and ensure that we defend the interest of our counties by sending enough resources to ensure that there is service delivery to our people at the county level. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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