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    "id": 436944,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me bring to a conclusion this contribution so that others can also contribute by urging the House to remain eternally vigilant. We must take money to the counties. Whether you are on the Government side or the Opposition side, your primary responsibility is to your county. Your primary responsibility is to look for resources for the counties. If anybody thinks they have come here to defend the position, that is wrong and that is bound to fail. We, on this side, are very clear; we want more money to the counties. We want more money to boost security in the counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day, the Senator for Mombasa was crying here because of insecurity in Mombasa, yet a popularly elected governor has no role in security. Instead, you have sent there a man called county commissioner, who just, the other day, was issuing statements that are unconstitutional, unlawful, an affront to human rights, and so on. I am just giving the example of Mombasa, but there are many others. I can see the distinguished nominated Senator for Mombasa looking restless. I am not singling out Mombasa; it is just an example. Even my own county has serious security challenges and yet, the governor who is supposed to chair the security committee is a helpless bystander. Policemen and county commissioners sit on their own, locked in rooms, and decide what to do with security when elected leaders are nowhere. This is why we need to send more resources to the 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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