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    "id": 1475992,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1475992/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the proposal to review the division of revenue, the amount of money that this House allocated to county governments from the Kshs415 billion that we passed to Kshs380 billion. I was listening to my brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, praising his Governor for paying pending bills of Kshs771 million. However, I was wondering whether he had seen that report he has mentioned it. That Kakamega County spent Kshs521 million on buying tea and mandazi for Fernandes Barasa and his friends. These are the governors who create justification for why the Government proposes such bills. This bad behaviour that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is referring to is not widespread across the country. There are county governments that are doing their best, serving and delivering to their people. However, governors like Dr. Khalwale’s Governor, hon. Fernandes Barasa, who spent half a billion shillings on tea and mandazi are the people who make it difficult for us to push for further resources to go to counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also have another Governor whom I will call my mother’s Governor, the Governor of Bungoma. He went after the Senator for Bungoma, insulting this entire Senate, that we have no role in making sure that governors or county governments get the money they deserve, yet, it is us here today who have to stand up and defend devolution, saying that, not a shilling less from the Kshs415 billion we passed here in this House. 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 and Audio Services,Senate."
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