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    "id": 1382910,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. I also rise to support this report. At the onset, let me start by commending the committee for the good work that they have done. A lot has been said about increasing revenue to the county governments. I agree with that. However, we must go beyond increasing revenues to the counties. We must also ensure that we put in place sound monitoring and financial systems that ensure prudent utilization of the resources by the governors. Living at an age when we have intelligent financial applications, it is unfortunate that pending bills have crippled some of the economies. I am happy to come from a county that has zero pending bills. We must realize as Senators that all business that county governments do is done by Kenyans. Unfortunately, some of the pending bills have been put in by people so that they can arm-twist the traders and make money from them. We are living at an age where we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services, Senate."
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