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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "You will notice that the ones that are being denied are the ones telling the truth of what is happening in the counties. We should not just celebrate here; we should take the Statement by Sen. Wakili Sigei very seriously. We are losing journalists. The distinguished Senator from Tharaka-Nithi has clearly indicated that there is a journalist who was killed. If we do not speak for them, who will speak for these young people? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is about time that we play our role clearly and we stand firm. This is a very powerful House. Kenyans do not realize how much power the Senate has. We are the ones who send the money to the governors. Who says that we cannot all conspire and decide that we are not sending any money to them? I keep on saying that even the office of Auditor General (OAG) has to change the way they carry out their audits. If you audit financial statements, what can you see? The Statement that I brought up earlier today was about the budget because that is where they divert money to pay for other things. After all, they know when the OAG audit them and so long as they have all the attachments in the row in their financial statements, they will get a clean audit. Finally, I also support the Statement of Capitation by Sen. Kavindu Muthama. We must know how much is sent to public universities across the country. We expect children who attend public universities to compete well. However, if universities are closed and they cannot pay their lecturers, there is no way a student in Mandera or Narok county will get the same skills as a student in Nairobi City County because the university in Narok County is denied money. That Statement by Sen. Kavindu Muthama is very important and we should support it. Finally, is the Statement by Sen. Kibwana. It is important for us to put our foot down. It is this House that drafts legislation. It is this House that has been tasked constitutionally to write laws. I feel so sad for Sen. Kibwana because the first legislative proposal she brought was hijacked by the Ministry of Health. Now she has another proposal which is also being hijacked by the Executive. So, what is her role here? She sits down and writes legislative proposals, but they are delayed. Before she realizes it, a legislative proposal is brought here by the Executive, published and passed. Why should she carry out serious research and then come here to rubberstamp something that she does not understand? In most cases, the legislative proposals from the Executive are plagiarizing the work of distinguished Senators in this House. So, that is a matter that we need to take seriously."
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