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    "id": 1244882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to contribute to the Statement by my learned friend, Sen. Cherarkey. We have 1,450 MCAs in this country, out of which 772 are nominated. As we contribute to this Motion, we must be alive to the implications of any increase of wages or salaries to the economy of this country. I am sure that the Leader of Majority and the Minority and even Sen. Cherarkey know that one of the reasons why this House has been struggling and fighting with the National Assembly over the funding of this House is because of the question of resources. Some of the contributions that I hear in this House by the Majority Whip are fairly populist. They seem to appeal to the MCAs ignoring the crux of the question as to whether these assemblies undertake oversight. The reason advanced this afternoon is that these assemblies are unable to undertake oversight because they earn a paltry Kshs86,000. Of importance is that most of these MCAs have gone to bed with the Executive and are unable to undertake oversight as contemplated by Article 176 of the Constitution that creates county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware, in my county, for instance, some of the MCAs sit in over 13 committees and are therefore unable to undertake oversight. We are alive to the fact that MCAs are required to do primary oversight. The Senate should do secondary oversight. We are at a point where we are undertaking primary oversight because our county assemblies are unable to undertake it."
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