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    "id": 1464490,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464490/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": " When the governors are apprehended and Senators go ahead to clear those who have been accused of corruption, is that the kind of oversight we are talking about? When we have processes going through the Senate, sometimes we doubt whether the decisions made by the Senate are decisions that are not influenced in one way or another. We, therefore, ask our friends in the Senate to do their work well. Stop blaming the National Assembly for nothing. Just play your oversight role very well. The Senate in this case, and I say this without any fear of contradiction, is the weakest link in promoting transparency and accountability in this country. We have seen resources being misused in this country and they stare and watch as resources are being misused over and over again. It has happened many times and it is now time that they took their roles seriously. They should look at how to make sure that accountability exists at the counties. The role of Senators is not just to look for money for counties. Their role is to oversee the counties and make sure that they do the right thing. There is lack of seriousness in this Report that has been presented here. The lack of seriousness is not on the part of the Committee but on the part of the Auditor-General. We need the Auditor-General to be a little bit more serious. Next time, give us three names and let us pick from those names. We know these companies. We have interacted with them and know what each can do. We need to pick from a list. With those very few remarks, I support the adoption, but we need a better approach next time."
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