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    "id": 396392,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Report by the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs. I want also to thank the Speaker of Turkana County Assembly who is the source of this information. He has done a great job for the people of Turkana and for Kenyans in general because these alterations, as hon. Orengo put it, amount to abuse of office. I was trying to run through the main Report of the Controller of Budget and when I looked at page 16 on the increases and decreases, I realized there was an increase on the allocation of Kshs237,750,00 to the Office of the Governor, and the allocation on Finance and Planning increased by 144,539,342. There was a decrease, if you look down there, under the County Assembly, of Kshs548,463,000. The budget for Energy, Water and Environment also follows. There is a clear indication that, at least, the office of the governor had a hand in this. I do not think that can be left to go like that. People must take certain responsibilities for certain actions that do not fit the aspirations and vision of the people who had suffered for long. This is the only opportunity that many people, particularly those who have claimed to be marginalised for many years, can reap the benefits or dividends of devolution which is a God sent opportunity for many people. I also want to say that what we are doing, through our Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs or even as the Senate is to assert our authority in terms of performing our oversight role. I have listened to a number of Senators. Most of them have said that they did not get copies of the budget estimates for their counties. We are not involved in the budget preparations. However, we can only oversight what we know, what we can access and what we have gone through. This is an opportunity for us to assert our authority, as the Senate, the highest decision making organ, with regard to counties. 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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