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    "id": 1564537,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also rise to support the report as amended. As much as we fight for the county assemblies to be semi-autonomous, we do not encourage this kind of behaviour displayed by this county assembly. Sitting outside the gazetted area for a county assembly is illegal. I went through the report, but the report is only showing what they have observed from the stakeholders. Without the amended report, which has been given by the Senator of Kisumu, the report has no other action. However, when it is amended, it has recommendations on the action to be taken. On the issue of facilitation of funds, we cannot stop the blame on the CoB. There is also the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) of Finance, who is the approver and releaser of the funds to the county assembly. When they do the Bunge Mashinani, before it is even gazetted, it must be passed through Motions by the county assembly. There must be concurrency, that there must be a Bunge Mashinani. After that, the gazetting must be done. If there is no concurrence with the county assembly, it is illegal for the Bunge Mashinani to take place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as the action has concluded, we need to investigate on misappropriation of funds. We send the money for proper use, not for the political parties to fight each other and to divide the county assembly for their own agenda, so that they can benefit in one way or another. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to avoid this, the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights (JLAHRC) and the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations must have a stand."
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