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    "id": 1197768,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am trying to give direction to the information presented today by the distinguished Senator for Kitui County, so that this matter can come to a closure. For your information, Sen. Kinyua, I have met with these councilors. They have come to my home. I have also met them in Kajiado. When CSs appeared in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we extensively discussed that matter. It now behooves us, as the ‘Upper’ House to work together with our colleagues in the ‘Lower’ House, so that we can ensure that this money is factored in the Supplementary Budget. This issue is similar to the one on victims of human and wildlife conflict. Every year, we talk about it. We are now being reduced to a ‘talking’ House. The only way we can ensure that we come to a conclusion on this matter is to take the information that we are given. I believe that the Senator for Kitui has given us more information in his submissions, where he talked about this number coming down to less than 10,000. If the figure that was agreed upon was Kshs200,000, with simple mathematics, it is only Kshs2 billion. That is the amount of money the former President said was stolen on a daily basis through corruption. The only way we can be seen to be making progress on this matter is by looking at our Standing Orders; Motions that we have pronounced ourselves on; Petitions, issues that were brought about by the National Treasury and ensure that the distinguished Senator for Kitui has a champion in the ‘Lower’ House in Budget and Appropriations Committee. This is so that this money can be put in the budget. Once that money has been put in, we then follow through to ensure that councilors start pushing for their money. This token of Kshs200,000. It is very little money."
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