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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to support this Motion. As I mentioned before, I think it is the high time as we go for this recess that we try to qualify what our mandate in terms of oversight should be, even as we internalize. We are in very adverse circumstances. The Auditor General’s reports are out and they have created a national uproar and here we are approving money. I think this is the time we should have spoken about some of the issues in this Chamber, so that we actually demonstrate to the Kenyan people that we are executing our constitutional mandate, conscious that at certain points, due financial discipline is not being observed in counties. In fact, as Sen. Orengo said, a substantial part of our responsibility, for lack of audit of county governors, is being attached unfortunately, not to the institution of the Senate, but the Senator individually in the respective county. I started a debate in my own county and part of the backlash is: “How comes Senators across the country are not speaking to these issues, almost with the same kind of zeal and courage?” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure each and every colleague here that most of the county reports are extremely of a shocking nature. Therefore, if you do not appear to speak in person as the Senator of those counties, people might take it that you are complicit to part of those excesses. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, let us defend the office of the Auditor General. The Auditor General has done no mistake. He has simply given a reflection of what he feels is the accounting position in each county. It is not for us to start attacking offices that are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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