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    "id": 1443602,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1443602/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13588,
        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "came up. One of the very important lessons was that Senate Mashinani should be real. It should not be that we are still in Nairobi. All we would have done is just move the venue from Nairobi to a particular county. It needs to be real in all ways. This Senate was accused when we moved to Turkana. We moved with our vehicles, beddings, water and everything and we did not have any economic impact on the communities in Turkana. The same should be looked at when we are going to Busia, so that if it is hiring vehicles, let us engage the business people in Busia. If it is a hotel, let us stay in hotels in Busia. If it is water, let us buy water in Busia so that people should feel that indeed the Senate has come to empower the communities. In addition, the content of what we will be debating must be aligned with Busia County. It is pointless for us to go to a county and we start talking national issues. For example, when we were in Turkana, we spent a lot of time processing the Health Bills, some of which have become controversial. We expect that the team that is preparing for this Senate Mashinani must prepare content that is relevant to the people of Busia. If it is the committees, the committees should start preparing content that is relevant to the people of Busia. If it is a plenary, whatever Motions, Bills or discussions that we will be having in Busia, let it be tailored towards Busia County. That way, Senate Mashinani will make sense. However, leaving Nairobi and going to a county and then ending up discussing Bills or Motions, which have no immediate value to the people of Busia defeats the purpose of having Senate"
}