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    "id": 1522345,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Central Imenti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Kirima",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As a rejoinder to what has been said by my colleague, I want to state that Parliament is so much seized of the situation of Articles 95 and 96 of the Constitution. This is a matter that has come before this House several times. As a country, we are pursuing the policy of austerity measures to ensure we cut costs on unnecessary expenses. Can this House come out clearly and advise the Executive? I believe the problems we are undergoing are being entertained by the authorities and those with powers to execute and implement the Constitution as it is. The Senate has assumed the role of this House, duplicating committees, calling the agencies and departments that should not be appearing before them, and trying to create work that does not exist for themselves. They are supposed to meet only two times per year to deliberate on revenue allocation between the national Government and the county governments. Can it come out clearly? There is a lot of confusion in all aspects. Let us come to marking where we park cars. You find that it is marked, possibly through the advice of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission. The Senate has no role in even going to park down there, for they are supposed to be overseeing the county governments, and they should be seen there more than here. We brought them to live and work in Nairobi, yet their work is upcountry. So, my colleague is saying that someone is duplicating work, and it is upon us to cut costs. Are we cutting costs by doing double work in the same Parliament? I call upon the Executive and the Parliamentary Service Commission, led by the Speaker of this House, to ensure that we are not duplicating work anymore."
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