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    "id": 1559260,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1559260/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "The soul of this Constitution is devolution. There are counties that would never have received Ksh1 billion in their history if devolution had not happened. So, no one should give a notion that the National Assembly is against devolution. We support devolution and will ensure it thrives in our country. However, we want the Constitution to be respected holistically so that the National Assembly can do its work, the Senate can do its work, and the counties can do theirs. That way, we create a win-win situation for the country. You will recall that we used to have a tug of war with the Senate on issues of functions - debates over which House is upper, which is lower, which functions belong to this House, and which belong to the Senate. Luckily the Senators, on their own volition, went to court. They filed a case to nullify 23 statutes passed by this House. They went to the High Court where they lost. They proceeded to the Court of Appeal and again lost. They then went to the Supreme Court which in the end rendered a judgement three weeks ago and brought clarity on the functions of the Senate and the National Assembly. There is no more ambiguity. The issue of money Bills has been sorted. The Supreme Court, in its own ruling, declared that a money Bill is the domain of the National Assembly. It cannot originate from the Senate. They have said any Bill..."
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