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    "id": 1244841,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1244841/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Nandi County, on the welfare of MCAs of this Republic. I have just two things to say: We all agree that MCAs are at the bottom of the pyramid when it comes to carrying out oversight responsibilities. In fact, the courts have pronounced themselves on the important role played by MCAs; that they undertake primary oversight. This includes vetting of officers recruited by their respective county governments. To expect that an MCA will earn Kshs86,000 and then recruit CECMs who earn Kshs400,000 is laughable. To expect that MCAs will oversight governors who are controlling billions of shillings is to expect too much from our MCAs. In fact, what we should have done is increase the salaries and allowances of our MCAs, to equip them properly for purposes of undertaking primary oversight. Devolution will either succeed or fail in county assemblies. The success or failure of devolution will be directly related to the amount of money that we give to the MCAs, not just as salaries but as allowances to carry out their responsibilities."
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