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    "id": 1443119,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Executive that gets an adverse opinion. Article 225 talks about 50 per cent of funds to be withheld until the county comes up with a recovery action plan. About 10 per cent of the money we send to counties is wasted. It is not stolen, but wasted. It is utilised on things that are not necessary. Also 10 per cent of all our budgets at the national level is wasted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Motion to direct that we go towards a digital Government. There are so many meetings that we hold that do not require people to be in the same room. We can do Zoom and virtual technologies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the PSC told us that we were procuring a system to facilitate a virtual Parliament. Why are we still using Zoom, which cannot work properly and can be hacked? We must drive towards a digital Government. On constitutional commissions, Sen. Okiya Omtatah has made a strong case. We must demand that we are part of Parliament. We must be involved in allocation of budgets to constitutional commissions. The KNCHR is being overshadowed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). I want to congratulate the leadership of the LSK. They have stood up for the rights of persons who are involved in this protest. They have done better than the constitutional commission that is supposed to guarantee observance of human rights in this Republic. They have done better than the Commission on Administration of Justice. The last time I heard my friend and sister, the Ombudsman, speak, she was speaking about Muguka. She was not talking about the rights of people and maladministration in this country, which is supposed to be her duty. I hope Gen Zs can also pay her a visit. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the National Gender and Equalization Commission (NGEC) is not doing what they should be doing. I hope they can also be paid a visit. I want to---"
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