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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, based on that understanding, we resolved to read because it is on the letter signed and because it is the official correspondence, he is, therefore, giving us the position of the county government. We agreed in the Committee this morning - it has a sitting majority of six - that should the Chair direct otherwise, we shall stand so directed. Finally, the issue of Sen. Mungai is real. Sen. Mungai, we have set a standard now because this thing is very sensitive. People are fighting in counties because of how resources are being abused. So, we have changed now and what we have been doing is that, when we invite a governor, we alert the area Senator and if there are other members of delegation of that county, they are also alerted. We have even gone further and we are also alerting Members of the National Assembly so that they come and sit in the Committee. Where Members of the National Assembly have an issue, they pass their issue through the Senator because the Senator can be able to address the Committee. We have successfully done this with Turkana County where all the six Members of Parliament sat in the Committee meeting led by Sen. Munyes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have also done it successfully with the County Government of Kajiado where the Speaker chaired the proceedings. We have at every sitting explained to governors that there are two ways through which they will be invited here. The first one is to come and respond to reports of the Auditor-General. Secondly, is if there is a petition on any matter like in this case, it is a Petition by the Senator of Narok. It is admissible or if there is a petition from any other member of the public be it from Narok or any part of the country."
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