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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Sen. Sakaja is right that we are treating this country to a huge charade about what concerns counties et cetera . To the ordinary mwananchi who is in this city – Sen. Sakaja, Sen. Ndwiga and I represent a lot of them – in real sense do not care, as far as they are concerned, about anything that comes from this building. I am not talking about where we are; it is the building in terms of Parliament, because it is an Act of Parliament. Although I have been invited for the prayer breakfast, I think it should be held in these precincts. This is the place where we need the most prayers; This is where we need Canon Naomi Waqo to pray, speak in tongues and call the Holy Spirit. Maybe somebody would drop. I do not know whether you can hold somebody and they drop in the process. We need prayers so that we can not only have a good Speaker, but so that we can have good leaders. This Parliament is supposed to produce good leaders. By the time we do legislation on some of these issues, small little nitty gritties as to what concerns counties and how we disagreed just simply means that we are no longer gentlemen and women. If you were to say ― not yet uhuru ‖, it is not yet uhuru in Parliament. It appears as if we have never freed ourselves. As we speak about devolution, upper chamber and lower chamber or bicameralism, it appears, from my reading that we have not yet understood it. Is it a wonder that some people think that we are too many; that we talk too much and do nothing, but when it comes to our house allowances, we seem to have a consensus? We will never disagree on those things that concerns our pockets and stomachs. We must condemn ourselves and repent our sins, or we will pay the price. Sixty or seventy per cent of us will be shown the door by the public. I can tell you that it has happened because it is historical. Therefore, I plead with you to speak to Sen. Naomi Waqo. Please let us change; we need to change. We need to find a good Speaker and good leaders. We cannot speak to each other on Twitter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been watching the vetting in the Congress. You never quite get to see when they do legislation, except when you have controversial legislation like the one proposed by President Trump on immigration; or when you have the problem like the one of Obamacare. Even then, what you see is the strength of the House in terms of the Republicans and Democrats. Another example is when vetting a Supreme Court Judge. You never quite see some of the things – the shenanigans we are treating Kenyans to – on matters concerning The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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