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    "id": 918747,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to give my support with regards to this Report of the Mediation Committee that considered the changes that were made to the Irrigation Bill. This is really important because it goes to the very foundation of what is now considered to be a topical issue in Kenya, and that is the importance that this House continues to play. If Parliament was to work properly as per the design of our Constitution, if there was to be goodwill that ensured that the Senate enjoys its proper place, then this is how the business of lawmaking in a bicameral Parliament should be done. It should be a place where people get to sit down and listen to voices of reason. It does not come from a perspective where we believe that for any particular reason there is a House that is superior to the other. It should only be out of the sibling understanding that it is not always that our point of view to certain issues in life has to hold. Therefore, the establishment of a Mediation Committee provides that opportunity to listen and see the wisdom of the other House through the positions that they are holding in the process of lawmaking. I hope that this kind attitude can be adopted in solving many of the challenges that we continue to face not only in Parliament, but also in the country, where people can learn to be tolerant of the views of those that they do not agree with and understand that so long as we are all human beings, you cannot expect that for every particular issue that is before us we will hold and share the same views. I want to congratulate the Members that sat in this Committee, for the very accommodative attitude that they adopted in the consideration of the issues that were placed before them and now we have somewhat a point of agreement. I wish the same could be said of the Division of Revenue Bill that is before us. It is not that Senators do not understand the challenges that the country is facing. It is not that we do not recognize that for the last three to five years, the Government has not been able to meet the revenue 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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