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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, five minutes would be okay but I will do three minutes. Sen. Orengo has said that he wishes that he will never have to make that speech again. I just want to break the news to him that from the look of things and the direction we are going, he might have to make that speech many more times, unfortunately. I am not a Catholic but there is a prayer of serenity that says:- “God, grant me the serenity to know the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference.” That wisdom to know the difference between what we can and cannot change is what informed this Mediation Committee. We have not lost the war. The battle might have been lost but the war is not lost. I am glad and grateful for the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader for appreciating the Members of that Mediation Committee. One, in this country, there exists a cabal of people who are still caught up with the hangovers of the previous system of centralized government where the only semblance of devolution what was called - District Focus on Rural Development. This was where giving money to the local governments was an act of magnanimity and kindness. We want to tell them to wake up and smell the coffee. This Constitution guarantees fiscal decentralization and devolution. What we give to counties is not a favor. The point that we made, which came out very clearly - I am glad that the Members of the National Assembly today acceded to it - is that division of 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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