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    "id": 1285811,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13412,
        "legal_name": "Michael Thoyah Kingi",
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    "content": "County assemblies are, therefore, called to complement good legislative practices by proactively and robustly taking up the constitutional and statutory rules as espoused under Article 185 of the Constitution and Sections eight and nine of the County Governments Act to bring the executive to account. In this respect, the Senate is willing to partner with the county assemblies to ensure that devolution works. On our part, the Senate will continue to play its role as the protector and defender of devolution. We shall jealously guard against attempts at watering down the devolved governance structure and thereby, eroding the gains that devolution has brought and portends. Hon. Senators, beginning yesterday and over the next four days, there are various activities lined up. These includes Plenary and Committee sittings, as well as engagements forums and inspection visits. These activities accord the public a special opportunity to actively engage and participate in the legislative process. We encourage residents of Turkana and the neighbouring counties to turn up and engage with the Senate. Therefore, let us take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage in candid discourse, on what needs to be done to achieve prosperity and to strengthen devolution. In doing so, I am confident that the objectives you have set for yourselves through the event and the subsequent ones in the time of the 13th Parliament, shall be met. Hon. Senators, I now wish to acknowledge the presence of invited dignitaries who were invited to join us for this special occasion. Kindly stand up when I call your name, so that you may be acknowledged in the Senate traditional way. These are- 1. Hon. Jeremiah Ekamais Napotikan - Governor, Turkana"
}