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    "id": 1551154,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": "Parliament was merely going a step further, as lawyers say, so that we have no avoidance of doubt that there is no conflict in the functions of the National Assembly and the Senate. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to share with you that I have never had an occasion, again, to share a forum with any committee of the Senate. I just tried to attend a Senate committee sitting this afternoon that had invited my county, Nyamira County. Believe you me, Senate is presiding over the strangulation of Nyamira County. That is their core business. When you hear that there is a county in this country with two county assemblies and speakers with clear illegalities, and yet the Senate is sitting there struggling to be given legislative authority over money matters, it is a shame. I want to agree with my brother from Kajiado Constituency, that this Senate is not the kind that our Constitution contemplated. We contemplated a Senate that would be hands on to have our health facilities function. We also contemplated a Senate that would ensure that early childhood education is provided with infrastructure and permanent and pensionable teachers. We foresaw a Senate that would functionalise our agricultural sector so that we are food secure and become an exporting country. We contemplated a Senate that would stick to its lane and remunerate people who work for them. However, we have a Senate where pilferage occurs from January to January and every other time. I am so disturbed that the Senate had the audacity to recommend that these amendments be brought before us. Let us put it where it belongs. Let us assert our legislative authority and keep the Senate to their tuff. With that, I yield after vehemently opposing and calling out the management and dysfunction in Nyamira County to quickly come to an end because I host the county. They are in my constituency. The theft is going on in my constituency. Let there be rule of law. I cannot stay in a constituency that has no lights when the county is collecting revenue, but not paying bills to the Kenya Power Company (KPC). This shame must be brought to an end. The Governor of Nyamira County and other governors, please, wake up! The Senator of Nyamira County and other Senators, please, functionalise our counties. We meant well for devolution, but you have brought shame to this republic. Keep off legislation on money matters. I yield."
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