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    "id": 961965,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from your very diplomatic message, I can see that you are trying to appease the ignoramus. What we saw and heard, one of my heroes in life would have described it as infantile disorder. I listened to the debate from the ‘Lower House’ and many unsavoury things were said about this House and the Chair. The Speaker of the National Assembly who has the distinction of having been my classmate departed from the norm and conducted himself in a very absurd manner. The record must be set straight lest in future we shall be asked what did when we were here. Having received the message from this House and correctly directing that the Message and the Bill it carried should go to First Reading; suddenly, at the Second Reading, the Speaker became wiser after the event. The Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in absolute ignorance of the law, the Constitution and common sense attempted to tell the House and the country that the Senate was trying to do to increase the tax burden to the people of Kenya. That was total absurdity and falsehood. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senate has not, cannot and will not impose any tax burden on Kenyans. This Constitution is the holy book of the law. It is the granum and the fundamental law. In some countries, the Constitution is called the basic law. All laws are born out of the Constitution. This House is established and founded from the foundations of the Constitution. You have rightly read Article 218 of the Constitution that the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA) originates from Parliament. The Constitution does not say that DoRA originates from the National Assembly. This House originated DoRA. Therefore, for the Speaker of the National Assembly to say that the DoRA that was debated in this House, passed and lawfully forwarded to the National Assembly was incurably defective, unconstitutional and unlawful is to say the least. It is cheeky, mischievous and frivolous. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House only acts within the law. The Committee on Finance and Budget chaired by the distinguished Senator for Mandera County has senior 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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