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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "A minimum of Kshs400 billion should go to the counties, and then we get to the second level of distributing between the counties. So, Madam Temporary Speaker, we have to take our role as Senators seriously as our constitutional duty. We should not be beaten by any person because ours is to deliver. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know I have very little time. The way this budget has been organized is the traditional method. Those officials are actually very busy. They look at what was provided for in the last budget and then they say we are increasing by five per cent or 15 per cent on various items. So, they use what they call the historical methods. But the time has come for us to take budget making more seriously. This House is no longer a bystander in the budget making process; we are not here to let the caravans pass. We are now, under the new Constitution. In the past, Parliament was merely a budget approving Parliament. The roles of Parliament were merely to make noise, let off steam, and allow the figures which had been set by the Executive to pass. But our role The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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