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    "id": 1495003,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in thanking you for the wisdom in the Bill that we are discussing today. I want to state from the onset that this should have happened a long time ago. The role of the Senate is very clear in the Constitution. Under Article 96, the Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. The mention of “county governments” is not only limited to the executive arms as stipulated in the Constitution. In passing this Bill, the Senate of the Republic of Kenya will have put devolution to work. I happen to have served in a county government, specifically in the executive arm. Therefore, I join my colleague, Sen. Gataya Mo Fire who also served in a county assembly in sharing the experience that county governments have over the running of the funds. Earlier speakers mentioned that county governments; in particular county treasuries, line up at the office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) and the National Treasury every other month to plead for approvals and for funds to be sent to the counties. That is not just a saying. I was a CECM in the County Government of Homa Bay. Every month, the County Treasury would go to the National Treasury. This defeat the purpose for which devolution was voted for by Kenyans. Even with the devolving of the CoB to the counties did not make it better. From the experience and observation that I had, it looked like the devolved COB at the county 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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