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    "id": 1085348,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "(3) Petition on the arbitrary cancellation of Kimwarer Dam and scaling down of Arror Dam in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. (4) Petition concerning lack of support to families of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee proceeded to consider the following two other Petitions- (1) Petition regarding historical injustices against the Kipsigis Community by the colonial government (2) Petition on access of justice under the COVID-19 pandemic and the appointment court reporters This business is still pending before the Committee. On inquiries, the Committee resumed and has concluded consideration of two inquiries which the Committee was undertaking. It projects to table these reports before the House in the coming week. They are- (1) Inquiry into the policy, legislative and administrative framework on the fight against corruption. (2) Inquiry into extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances in Kenya. These two comprehensive reports will be tabled before the House in the coming week. Madam Temporary Speaker, on stakeholder engagements, the Committee continued to hold regular engagements with its key stakeholders to receive submissions and exchange views on legislative and other business under consideration of the Committee. Among the key stakeholders that the Committee has met during the last two quarters are the Office of the Attorney-General, the Office of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and the Office of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). From the latter, the Committee was informed that the EACC is pursuing illegally acquired wealth worth Kshs11.5 billion by four current and former governors. To put this into context, in the current financial year, only nine counties are receiving more than Kshs10 billion as per the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) passed by this House and assented to. Further, this amount of Kshs11.5 billion is money that can support the budget and operations of two counties for their entire financial year. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Committee notes that it is a shame that the amount of money being lost to corruption in counties while agencies charged with these investigations and prosecuting them seem to be helpless. This is robbing communities of their future livelihoods through lack of construction of Early Childhood Development (ECD) schools, hospitals, county roads and other infrastructure that these funds were meant to serve. On the representation of the Senate in judicial proceedings, the Committee has continued to represent the Senate on a pro bono basis in key litigation at the High Court and the Court of Appeal to defend and uphold the mandate and functions of the Senate. As Senators may recall, last year in October, the Senate secured an incredibly significant ruling on its role in the processing of Bills by Parliament. The National Assembly being dissatisfied with the findings of the High Court appealed this decision to the Court of Appeal. 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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