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    "id": 1066097,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1066097/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13185,
        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
        "slug": "sylvia-mueni-kasanga"
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    "content": "Development Fund. The county assemblies do not have to wait for a governor to propose and neither do they have to push for the governor to allow for a ward fund. All the other provisions that the BBI is giving on corruption are a must. I agree with Sen. M. Kajwang’ when he said that it is true that the current Constitution has some provisions. Many people have argued that we have not fully rolled out the old Constitution, but what is wrong with adding a few more provisions? After all, we all know that corruption is what is killing us in this country. Let us add more provisions to tighten it. Why not? As we roll out into the next election cycle, the legislators will now push for implementation of these things. I am happy with the increase of the oversight of the Senate. The Senate should have probably gotten a little bit more and it is possible that we did not get what we felt that Kenyans needed out of a Senate, but we have moved one step forward. In the next five years, we shall look at own-source revenue and the other things which have not been looked at including the extra funds that go to the counties that we never get a chance to look at. I commend the Committee on Health for looking into the Covid-19 funds. When else would they have been looked into? These are the monies that the county governors and others have fun with instead of giving services to Kenyans. That expansion is a step towards the right direction. The entire raft of legislation that has come together with the BBI is something worth celebrating. The BBI has proposed an increase in the responsibility of Kenyans as citizens. That is a critical item. It is good for us to have the conversation on the role of citizens and the discourse of us, as Kenyans, and the role that we have to play towards building our nation. The role of the citizen is very critical and I am glad that the expansion has been done. Kenyans have a duty and a responsibility towards paying taxes, being good citizens, calling out on corruption when they see it, towards looking out for each other. The expansion of the responsibility of the citizens is very critical. I cannot believe that my time is almost over. I do not want to forget something that I really wanted to say, as we move forward I feel that we need to really look at the right economic philosophy that will take our country to the next level. We have to look at it very pragmatically and not theoretically. I am talking especially about the one-man-one-shilling focus where we tend to look at the value of the shilling which is the sweat of Kenyans, the tax money and how we should invest back into the country. Let us not look at by just looking at the population, but rather look at investing that shilling to where we can create an enabling environment. What I am saying is that we should be looking at opening up other counties that have been left behind. Let us invest in agriculture, education and health in counties that have been left behind because what that does is that it gives every Kenyan an equal opportunity to go and look for opportunities anywhere in this country. Truly speaking, when you speak to any citizen today, they will tell you, I just want to raise my family. I want to be able to work in a good environment. I do not care whether I am in Kiambu or Nairobi. I will go and look for those opportunities where I find them. 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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