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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. I just want to make some highlights. I want to thank Sen. Olekina for standing up on that point of order. I have risen on that point of order on several occasions. In many cases, he has been the one flouting the rules, and I am glad that he has now taken up the gospel. Many Senators do not know the existence of that provision. If a Senator is standing and speaking, one cannot pass between him and the Speaker. They have to go round, behind or they have to wait. This Bill is a breath of fresh air. We have counties with antagonistic politics where the county administration denies certain parts of the county development. Recently, during a by-election, a governor said that, ‘if you vote in this person, you will not get development’. Governors must now know that development is not a gift or present that they give to the people because of their magnanimity. Development is actually provided for in our law. Every part of this country needs to get development. I want to thank the Chairperson and the Committee. They did an exceptional job during the public participation. I have heard the Members of the National Assembly speak negatively about the Senate. I want to tell them that they should not look at us then come up with laws. Instead, they should look at the people that we are representing because they are also their people. I heard somebody say that the Senate should not get money for oversight. He must have said that because of the manner in which we dealt with the Division of Revenue Bill. We cannot and we shall not be intimidated as a House. We will continue to play our oversight role with or without the money. In fact, they are not the ones giving us the money, that money belongs to the people of this country."
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