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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "have chosen to visit Kenya. The challenge that is on us, as a nation, and other African nations, is to ensure that we sufficiently fund our continental Parliament. As it is, the funding that we give them, we pledge it on paper, but are always late in releasing funds to that Parliament. It would be blamed on us if there is failure on the part of that Parliament to discharge its obligation. We need to re-look at our support to that Parliament and ensure that we equip and fund it to deliver on its mandate. The Members of the County Assembly of Kisumu who are our guests today, I thank you. I had the privilege of hosting them this morning in the CPAIC of the Senate. They are a promising delegation. I believe that they should take two things home. One, they should safeguard their county autonomy and sovereignty jealously. If they cede that to the Executive, they will become powerless and impotent. Two, they should make sure that they engage with us, as a Senate, regularly. I hear loud whispers from various county assemblies that they are not in receipt of their allocation of funds in good time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, this is a challenge to us, as a Senate, who regulate how they get their funding. We should work very hard and ensure that the autonomy of county assemblies is safeguarded by ensuring that the National Treasury releases the funds directly to them. They have been made to depend on their county executives and their executives have become cannibals when it comes to matters their autonomy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those very many remarks, I want to thank you and ask the visitors who are with us today to make the best of this engagement."
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