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    "id": 1456891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologize and withdraw for being offensive. As I had mentioned when we were considering the impeachment for the Governor for Meru County, and I am informed that Njuri Ncheke Council has refused to be drawn into those shenanigans, I think in Suba, translate to Luo and then I translate to English. So, sometimes, when I speak in English, my words can be taken out of context. I had committed to withdraw and apologize unreservedly on the comments I had made that seemed to indicate that there was no lucid person in Meru County. As we had agreed, I will bring a proper formal statement, so that the record is set clear and I am always willing to abide by your directives. We must ensure that we continue whipping the Nyamira County Assembly and also continue guiding them. I do not think the problem is with the MCAs. The problem mostly resides in the County Assembly Service Board (CASB), where you find a few people with impunity and who think that the money that the Assembly gets, they should first take their share before MCAs get the services that they deserve. For the period that we are tabling the report, the operations of Nyamira County Assembly were not that bad. The report that we have is not terrible, but in the last two or three months because my committee is very current, we are now dealing with financial statements up to the financial year, 2022. In September, we will be getting to the reports for the financial year, 2023. My committee will continue to engage with Nyamira, so that whatever recommendations that we made to Nyamira County Assembly are followed and are not sabotaged and that the mandate and authority of the Senate is not undermined as well. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another County Assembly whose report we have here is the Narok County Assembly. Our experience is Narok has been progressive. It is an assembly that listens whenever we make suggestions to them. It is an assembly I have seen that works closely with their Senate. At the end of the day, the role of the Assembly and that of the Senate has a lot of intersections and mandate concurrent jurisdictions. As I was pointing out in the case of Nyamira, we want Nyamira County Assembly to pull up. The Senator has set such a high bar and I want the Assembly to aspire to that bar. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another assembly we have here is Marsabit County Assembly. We also noticed certain weaknesses in this Assembly in their financial The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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