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    "id": 903284,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "the Senate Minority Whip, who are the Sponsors of the Bill. Allow me to take this golden opportunity – I do not mean ―fake gold‖ – to thank them for this. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is a Member. This House gave us an opportunity to look at the Bill. Last week, there was a lot of hue and cry regarding the assent to the Health Bill by the President without the input of the Senate. When you look at Article 93 of the Constitution, Parliament means the Senate and the National Assembly. However, the ghosts and spirits that killed the first Senate are here to finish this Senate through what we call ―claw back clauses‖. We all know about the famous Huduma Number. We literally had to ―frog march‖ the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to come here and explain to us what they meant, when they decided that all persons should be registered. I thank Kenyans, who are vigilant, because they moved to court and challenged that order. That is why it was done through an omnibus amendment Bill. Data protection is key. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the initiative by His Excellency the President and the Jubilee Government to ensure that all persons are registered was out of the good intention. It was made to ensure that we have data to assist in the fight against terrorism and sharing of intelligence information so that we assist in protecting and keeping the country safe. That should not have been a license for tender-preneurs and money launderers to axe the process. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if that omnibus amendment Bill came to the Senate, I can assure you it would have been hard to escape thorough scrutiny by some of the learned people, led by you. You are a professor of law and you have practiced law with distinction. We also have people from different professional backgrounds here. We could have combed through the Bill to establish any missing link. Our brothers and sisters in the ―Lower House‖ have realised that if they want to pass something mischievous, they have to resort to other means. I thank both Senators, who are Sponsors of this Bill, for thinking through so that we have a legal framework. As we apply provisions of the Constitution, there are a lot of challenges---"
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