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    "id": 380966,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Bule",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1029,
        "legal_name": "Ali Abdi Bule",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am glad to stand before you and to contribute to this fantastic Bill. It revolves around a lot of controversies and many good things. We had a problem with it and today, we accept it. Mine is to support it since it is a starting point. This Bill is very controversial. We all know devolution is something that is gradual. We cannot say that we will change everything today and turn around the counties at once. So, we need to accept it. I, therefore, accept it and support the Bill. The Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs has to bring some amendments. With regard to the people in Tana River, the Bill does not favour us at all. It only worsens our problems. If we are given this money, but are not given capacity, it will be mismanaged by Governors. Governors have more powers more than our Executive at the national level. So, Governors can mismanage this money if no provision is put in place to oversee its usage. Senators must pull up their socks and come up with a solution, so that the money is closely monitored with regard to how it is utilized down there. Governors have not been informing us what they are doing down there. These Governors are just moving up and down. Since the Senate is there to act as the Prime Minister of the counties; since we represent our counties and the county assembly members are our partners, we have to liaise with the county assemblies and come up with Finance Oversight Officers. We want the Senate to come up with a Finance Oversight Committee which will be going round to see what is happening out there. I beg support."
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