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    "id": 1160956,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1160956/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Statement that the Chairman of Committee on Finance and Budget has brought and it needs action. It is very easy for us to speak high sounded statements here and then in a few weeks some people are called and told that such and such is the party position. These party positions have weakened the constitutional role of the Senate and protection of devolution. Yesterday, I spoke to this Division of Revenue Bill. I wish I could have had the benefit of getting the details of the report because when you talk about Kshs495 billion, I think that is really what our counties should be getting. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a sum of Kshs370 billon even before considering the matters of the grants actually flies in the face of devolution. The proponents of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), which I greatly supported because of resources and the issue of representation of constituencies, felt Nairobi City County deserved more resources. As you remember, I did a Minority Report where I disagreed with my Chairman, Sen. Omogeni because I felt that my county deserves representation as per the Constitution as it should be. However, the proponents said that they would be giving counties 35 per cent of the last audited revenues. This is the opportunity for those proponents under the auspices of Azimio la"
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