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    "id": 695212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 431,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, governors countrywide have made their counties enclaves of despair. They have literally monopolized power unabated. They have created so much frustration that the whole promise of devolution has almost been squandered. That is the frustration that the county assembly is trying to speak to. We have had five impeachments here and this cannot be taken lightly. There is something structurally wrong with county governments. We call our governors to account and we are not malicious. We call them to account because there is a law and promise of devolution. These are not enclaves of unabated and unqualified power; 47 little regimes almost replica to the Moi regime that we have read about. That is why there is frustration in counties; there is frustration with Members of the National Assembly and this Senate. However, even as we bring the impeachments, this Senate must exercise the high standards, because we are people who are not malicious. We are calling our governors to account because we realize that there is a promise and responsibility that we all have. Therefore, some of these areas that are alluded to are matters that I wish the county assembly will pursue to the very end. There are institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation; this is not the end of it. Unfortunately, I join my colleagues to agree that the threshold might not have been met in this 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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