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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale)",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Marriage has got nothing to do with the ability to think or speak clearly and to do what Sen. Sang has done. There are very many polygamists from Kakamega who I know who would not do what he has done. I really congratulate you, Senator. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this particular Bill is going to sit very well with the Governor of Kakamega because two months ago, it occurred to him that it was important that he knows what goes on in all the constituencies. I recall that he hosted all our 12 Members of Parliament and asked them to go through their development plans for the current financial year, showing what is going to what and what is going to that. So, it occurred to Governor Oparanya that he should have a clear understanding of what these Members of Parliament were doing. I am sure that he is going to find this one a very welcome legal tool that he can use on a regular basis to enrich that which he had started. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the County Development Board is about sharing of the common wealth of the counties and county governments. May I use this Floor to say that this is a matter of life and death; if you ever thought or if you ever doubted that it was not a matter of life and death, only one week ago in Matungu Constituency, Kakamega County, there was a shooting at a funeral. The security detail of the Governor had to shoot to disperse the crowd because the Deputy Speaker was now reporting back to the people the frustrations that they were going through in ensuring that there was equity in the distribution of the money that this Senate supports me in taking to Kakamega. The bodyguard had to shoot in the air. People went scampering and the body was buried unceremoniously. Upon leaving the funeral, the Governor went to the police station in Mumias to write a statement; the same with the Deputy Speaker as well as the MCAs. All went to record statements because we did not have a common board like this one to address these things. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not that I like matters funeral, but I am just telling you the practicability of this issue. A few days ago, we were at a funeral in Busia County. We were stunned by a Member of Parliament (MP) who faced the Governor and challenged him thus; “you were unable to balance your budget because you did not involve us, as the elected MPs from your area.” The Governor came and started telling the mourners that the MP was lying; that, indeed, he had balanced his budget. Yet we all know what happened. For those of us who sit in the Senate Committee on Finance, 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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