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    "id": 1075419,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075419/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13189,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
        "slug": "christopher-andrew-langat"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to join you in welcoming the officers from Lamu County Assembly. Lamu County is one of our smallest counties. It is like our baby and we love Lamu County. They are welcome to the Senate. The Senate is their home. This interaction is very healthy because the Senate is the mother and father of devolution. This is where we determine the resources that go to our counties and also do oversight. As officials of the counties, we encourage them that integrity and transparency and accountability at work is what the Senate wants from them. Often, we encounter challenges because of corruption in our counties. We would like to encourage officers from our counties to be very humane and professional in dealing with county resources. This is because most of the people working in our counties come from local areas. Integrity and professionalism in whatever they do in the counties goes down as a legacy to be remembered. The same way, whatever wrongs they do, it will not be forgotten because they would have let down their brothers and sisters and the next generations. As Senators, we should encourage them to support our counties using the little resources we fight for here. Remember we in Team Kenya fought seriously to save especially small counties like Lamu which were to lose a lot of money. Whatever little we give them through the struggles and challenges we face as Senators, they should also do things that touch the lives of hustlers in those particular places and assist them in development. I thank you."
}