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    "id": 982212,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "The Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. headed a Committee which came up with a good document. Unfortunately, in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, it was not mentioned. One of these days, we should have a session with Sen. Haji and Sen. Wako to tell us what happened. We cannot just be sitting with them here and there is a critical issue which we had looked at, both now and in the previous Senate and there is no word about it. I do not know whether they were overwhelmed. However, if they do not feel comfortable, they should give some explanation as to why that happened. Obviously, now that we have only two and a half years left, it is important that we come together. We need to create that committee again. Although we have a Committee of Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, it may help this process crystallize the issues of governance. We should come up with a clear document, for example, on whether we want a parliamentary system. The Senate may guide this conversation. Instead of waiting for the BBI validated report, we could have a report of our own on the pros and cons of a parliamentary system. There was a time when people said that we cannot create two centres of power. However, in my belief, the more centres of power that exist, the better for democracy. We have just seen that where there is one centre of power, sometimes you cannot sleep because you do not know what will happen to you the next day. So, I fully support this. The Senate can come together on this issue. This time, we should not pass anything in the budget process that we have to deal with. I am absolutely committed to this because I may never come to the Senate again. I want a strong Senate. If it is not done now, it may never be done. So, let us have our gloves off. It is either we have a Senate or not. If you look at Sen. Murkomen and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s report, some of the ideas are good. The Senate in the United States of America (USA) when dealing with issues in committee, they are handled with decorum but with the seriousness it deserves. Sometimes, when I look at how appointments are dealt with in the other House, I believe that they should come to the Senate because this House will deal with them more effectively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to second."
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