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    "id": 1209031,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1209031/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13577,
        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I speak to two things on matters impeachment. One, it will be important for this honorable House to follow on its own recommendations where it has been made in passing impeachment. There is need to amend Standing Order no. 82 that gives only 10 days to the Committee. For any Committee to do a more serious work in terms of reporting, there will be need to do that. Two, matters impeachment of a governor are not gender matters. We get completely disappointed when they are looked at in the eyes of gender. We are looking at a Governor who has been elected and is serving. I ask that in all leadership status, we have to respect all leaders regardless of their cadres; be they MCAs or Members of Parliament (MPs). I strongly recommend that this House looks into making a unified law that enables counties to have Ward Development Fund. The mistaken perception that MCAs will be responsible for these funds is actually not true. It is the executive who use the funds to implement but the MCAs are given an opportunity, being the grassroots leaders who represent the people of those wards, to bring the requests of their citizens to the executive. Having a fund that is close to the ward level will enable the county executive to respond to the needs of the residents of the wards who are also residents of that county. Going into the future, we need to expedite ---"
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