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    "id": 1064147,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1064147/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, certain very critical amendments are going to be made in this Bill that will touch on specific issues that the country has seen over time. It is well known that there is no society that does not change its legal statutes and understanding of what they are put together. They are always reviewed. Some of the issues for Kenya are divisive elections, promoting gender equity in governance, strengthening the structure of devolution. I do not want to get into the specific amendments now, but these must not be lost as we discuss this Bill. There is increased resource allocation and harmonizing bi-cameral roles. We know that the Senate is one of the institutions that has really suffered to the point that, for example, we have not been able to do proper oversight because we cannot have the Cabinet Secretary come into the House. We have seen the introduction of this now through the amendments. Overall, the key issues of constitutional amendments, looking at policy reforms, statutory enactments and institutional reforms because important. Throughout in terms of policy and administration, these are all put together in this Bill. There are key amendments that have been made at various levels. These have been well articulated both in the Bill and within the Report. There are amendments right through Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Chapter 11 is clear. It talks of the allocation increase from 15 per cent to 35 per cent based on the last audited accounts. This makes it possible for these funds to be delivered pronto."
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