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    "id": 1018754,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1018754/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " I have several press statements here from last year. Governors and Senators moved to court for the revenue Bill, to protest over cash impasse last year. Governors did not have any friends in this Republic and they depended on the Senate to go with them to the Supreme Court. I am glad that, that decision of the Supreme Court has played a role in the decision that we have made today. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the reasons we are winning all the time--- I want Senators to listen to what Hon. Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga said on the question of devolution. I want Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to listen to this because he likes referring to the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court, which was a concurring decision. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. normally refers to the decision on the Court, but I now want to refer to the decision of the Hon. Chief Justice (Dr.) Willy Mutunga, the Chief Justice at that time. Hon. Chief Justice (Dr.) Willy Mutunga said- “Realising the role of the Senate, the Supreme Court in this reference bares a duty of care to ensure the Senate shall realise its Constitutional duty to protect the devolution process in Kenya’s history and heritage.” Hon. Chief Justice (Dr.) Willy Mutunga was saying knowing from the history we have had since we had the Senate, the only institution that was speaking for devolution was the Senate. He made a statement, which is part of this judgment that the Supreme Court bares a duty of care to us. I dare say, that is why we keep winning every case that we are doing. We are going to win the case that we had yesterday, but I do not want to say it loudly but as a lawyer, I am entitled to say. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Senate has a constitutional duty. When the three arms of Government cannot work in a harmonious way, the Senate has a role to bring that harmony. Last year, when the Senate was fighting very hard to increase the amount that would be allocated to counties to be more than Kshs335 billion---"
}