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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "and various serious cases of fraud that have been petitioned through Statements and other means of engagement with this august House. Therefore, let us take our time so that we inform this Bill to speak to the new realities of counties. I have just come from Kiambu County, and devolution is revolution. Because I have not had time, I want to thank the Senate, at this point of time, for making the people of Kiambu proud by ensuring they were able to stand with them by ensuring that the impeachment succeeded. That has sent a very strong message, that the Senate is not a rubberstamp House, but a House of repute which must be respected. We expect the same to be done with regard to this Bill, so that the National Assembly may know that we have that capacity to enrich Bills that speak to the residents of the 47 counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a timely Bill. In the same manner that we are expediting Bills from the National Assembly, because this the second day of our Session, the Bills that are pending in the National Assembly should also be fast-tracked. One of them is on the ward development fund that MCAs are waiting for so that they can have the money that we send to counties to be devolved further to their wards. There are many private Bills that have been pushed here by distinguished Senators, but which have not seen the light of day. In fact, we have had a very bad record, going by the Second Senate, where most private members Bills--- I think it is only one or two that were assented to and became law. In this regard, I think this is newfound camaraderie. The Senate is always very magnanimous. We are discussing the National Assembly Bill. We then expect that if today we are to look to at the Order Paper, that they are also discussing the Senate Bill so that we fastrack and do not create gridlocks around the bicameralism that we are practicing. Madam Temporary Speaker, without much ado, since the French say that if you speak much--- In French, they say – allow me to paraphrase – “ parler comme une vacheespagnole, ” which means you are speaking like a Spanish cow. I wish to leave it at that."
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