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    "id": 1522348,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "BPS is restricted to only one Ministry, the National Treasury and Economic Planning, because they have a role in the consideration of debt management, which affects counties. They also have a role on the BPS because the Division of Revenue Bill, as you are aware, goes to both this House and the Senate. Therefore, they have a role. Hon. Speaker, you are a former Senator, so I will be cautious with my words. I was just wondering: Has it taken the Senate too long to acclimatise themselves with the new Constitution and understand their role and mandate? We have no problem with the Senate calling or summoning the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning to deal with the Debt Management Strategy Paper or the BPS, concerning the Division of Revenue Bill. However, I just received a copy from Hon. Kangogo Bowen, signed by the Clerk of the Senate, inviting the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Eng. Eric Muuga, to appear before the Committee on Tuesday, 4th March 2025 at 11.30 a.m. The agenda is to deliberate on the proposed policies, programs, and expenditure ceilings of the State departments under the Ministry's purview, not the county governments, and the implementation status of the 2024/2025 Budget as of 31st December 2024. The entire agenda is misplaced because this is work that should be done by the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation of the National Assembly. I agree with Hon. Kirima that it is not just a waste of public resources, but also a waste of the valuable time of the Senators and the Cabinet Secretary. I want to speak to the cabinet secretaries. If you are a cabinet secretary and receive two invitations; one from the departmental committee that oversees you and your Ministry and one from another House that oversees governors and county governments, you have the option to decide where to appear and know which side of your bread is buttered. You must know which House has the authority to impeach you and which one does not. That should make it easy for any cabinet secretary who has invitations from both the Senate and the National Assembly on matters of the BPS or any other matter. The key point is that the people who oversee you are the people’s representatives, not those who represent counties. When those who represent the people summon you, have your priorities right. I will advise this particular cabinet secretary. If he has an invitation from the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation of the National Assembly and he has another one from the Senate…"
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