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    "id": 1028852,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this matter. I wish to thank the two Senior Counsels and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., for making us proud and representing us very well. I will not forget Dr. Okello and his team who are always diligent, professional and knowledgeable, and it always contributes to the success of this Senate. Let us not forget them as we praise each other. It is not a mistake that this Senate has three Senior Counsels and not any other House in this country. We are very proud of the Senators who represented us well. We all walked from here, whether in Jubilee or the National Super Alliance (NASA); as a team of Senate, all the way to Milimani Court and I am happy that it was not in vain. When people are united, they can achieve anything. When the Senate generates Bills, it is so unfair that we use Government resources to ask for stakeholders’ contribution and people come to offer their feedback, only for Bills to be referred to as money Bills by the National Assembly. In this negotiation process, we should have money Bills as only funds from the Consolidated Fund. Once money has been transferred to counties, and since this House is the one tasked to legislate for county governments, if the matter is affecting money that is already appropriated to counties, it should be the mandate of this House and should not be called a money Bill because that money has already been appropriated. Right now, there are people who could not talk initially because they thought that they are the “super House” and the Senate has no say on anything. Now that they know we have a say on issues, we should come to the table, so that some of these issues come clear and we can give our views and legislate. For instance, Sen. Kang’ata sponsored the Ward Fund Bill and the Standing Committee of Finance and Budget changed it to become a Finance Bill. The proposals in the Ward Fund Bill would have made sharing of resources at the county level much easier. You do not need to have elected the governor for you to have a share from the county government. Madam Deputy Speaker, I also want to join Sen. Nyamunga and Sen. Dullo in canvassing that if Sen. Cherargei had moved the Gender Bill forward when he was the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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