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    "id": 1033753,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1033753/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13181,
        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the President alluded to the issue of oversight of Government, especially by Parliament. Oversight is not by eyes, but by funds. We expect the Government to allocate adequate funds to Senate for the oversight role. A lot of funds are being lost at the county level. This includes grants that are being given to counties. However, we, as Senators, do not have any funds for oversight. I hope that this Government will allocate money to us for oversight of projects and other programmes in counties. The President said 1,203 Kenyans have died because of COVID-19 and asked us to observe a moment of silence to honour them. He urged Kenyans to follow to the letter regulations issued by the Ministry of Health, so that we do not lose many Kenyans through this pandemic. The President talked about measures that the Government has taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. One of them is tax reprieve to Kenyans. We felt like the President really took care of his own people. He is one of the leaders who needs to be supported. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 132 of the Constitution talks about the functions of the President. In his Address, we talked about socio-economic empowerment of his people. It is very important for us to walk the talk by doing what is required of us. 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."
}