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    "id": 1494962,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and support this Motion that you have come up with. If you remember, I think after the Sixth Parliament, the National Assembly then was an arm of the Office of the President. I am told - as I was not there - that every Thursday, the MPs used to go and collect their allowances from the Office of the President. Basically, there was no independence of the National Assembly then. This is the same problem that our county assemblies are facing but this law is going to liberate them. They will be independent from the county executives. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe this is one of the reasons why there are conflicts between the executives, especially the governors, County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) of Finance and the county assemblies. Perhaps, this is because of the tactful delays of release of funds to the county assemblies, to curtail their oversight role. About three weeks ago, we were in Wajir with Sen. Abass and we met the Committee on Energy of Wajir County Assembly. One of the things they complained about was the release of resources by the county treasuries to help them to do proper public participation and oversight. This law is going to liberate and assist them to deliver on their mandate of legislation, oversight and representation. 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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