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    "id": 389300,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/389300/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion as amended and congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing it. This is because it really touches the core of our mandate which is to represent the interests of the counties and their governments. This Motion is important because it now gives us the tools with which we can effectively gauge the performance of our counties. That way, we can work on an informed position when we are defending them. I support the amendment, but I hope that at a certain stage, this will not only apply to the county governments, but also to the national Government because the counties are not operating on the basis of the county governments only. We know that there is still a big role being played by the national Government in the counties. It is our responsibility as well to ensure that they play their role as expected. So, I believe that at a certain time, maybe separately, we can also require the national Government to do likewise for every county. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we are all aware, integrated plans have been prepared by the counties, but we must admit that the process was rather hurried and there was not enough consultation and even representatives both in the Senate and in the National Assemblies might not have had time in some places to be consulted and to have an input. It is very important that for everybody in the county to own the process, they should be involved and, more particularly, the representatives of the people; the Senate and the National Assembly, so that there is no excuse at a later stage to disown certain programmes that were included therein. 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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