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    "id": 914551,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Something that I have observed that is of serious interest to me - although I have not done research on - is the number of jurisdictions that have this kind of arrangement, where the two Houses get into mediation. I find this very cumbersome. A lot of disagreements in the mediation process are just ego fights that are not informed by any professional input. It is basically an issue of ego between the two Houses; which House is going to come out the victor. I do not think this is good for this country. In my view, the people of Kenya need to relook at this current arrangement. We spent so many days. In fact, I got very frustrated to the extent that I asked myself whether it was worth my time to go for a meeting where we did not want to agree on very simple facts even after our professional team had come out very clear, and you would think it was too clear for everyone to understand. At the end of it all, you go back and start afresh. This is tiring and time consuming. I do not think this arrangement is healthy. We need to be clear. If Senate was meant to protect the interests of counties, we need to probably have Senate dealing with those matters concerning counties exclusively or, at least, have veto power where matters of counties are concerned, so that they can override the interests of the National Assembly in such matters. If it is other matters of, maybe, national legislation, the National Assembly should have veto power. With regard to mediation, I foresee going forward a situation where we are going to lose very many important Bills."
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