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    "id": 1219929,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Atieno Bensouda",
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    "content": "there anybody still doubting the NGAAF? What we get is good enough, but what we are saying is that when considerations are being done for increment, we want Women Representatives to represent effectively and efficiently. I, therefore, support. When I come to the issues, there are four. First, is the issue of the Senate Oversight Fund. I want to urge and support from the perspective of a project plan. There is no monitoring and evaluation which can be done without resources or without mapping out the framework of the project to be monitored. I believe the Senate is doing that. Can there be a realistic budget demanded? When county governments and the national Government are being put in check, then we are doing it from a realistic perspective. Of course, the reports must be submitted in a timely manner to ascertain whether we are implementing it in the right direction as per the plan or whether we are achieving our goals or not and what can be done. This requires movement. You cannot move on a motorcycle because it requires fuel, human resource and ICT and all these require resources. Therefore, can we have a realistic budget for the Senate? The last issue which I found my colleague talking about is whether we have the official opposition or not. Personally, I feel that as Kenyans, we must be honest. The opposition has always been in this House and that means they are not opposing what is happening; They are providing for checks and effective balances. That is the direction we want to go. This does not stop those who are providing for checks and balances from giving information to the common"
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