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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Motion. As I do so, having been a member of the Mediation Committee, I want to start by appreciating the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee in the National Assembly, Hon. Atandi. I had never worked with this Member of Parliament before in my life. He truly impressed me as a parliamentarian who has come of age. He understands the position of devolution in the current dispensation of the politics and the structure of leadership of the country. I say this because I sat in a similar committee when the predecessor of Atandi was in office and it was very clear that, that chair was not in tandem with the system of government called the bicameral system. I also thank the Chairman of our Committee on Finance and Budget who has just moved the Motion and the Vice-Chairperson, the Senator of Migori County. This mediation was the most difficult I have ever sat in. We could not agree four times and we stood our ground. I am very proud that because of that industry, we were able to leapfrog from Kshs387.5 billion by Kshs28 billion to the current Kshs415 billion. It is a big achievement. Therefore, I proudly request colleagues in this House that we support this Report because we have achieved so much. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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