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    "id": 481476,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is very unfortunate that we really have to get where we are right now. Chapter One of the Constitution says:- “(1) All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution. (2) The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it goes ahead to actually enumerate them. It includes the leadership at the county level and national level. There is no one who has the monopoly of devolution. It is very unfortunate that we have gotten to a point where we think that we are bigger than everyone else. If you are doing it, then it is not being done right. Just the other day, we left the Chambers as late as 8.00 p.m., because we were debating the allocation of money to the counties. It is not that we did not have anything else do to, but because we know that we have a constitutional responsibility of making sure that devolution works. I, as a Member of this Committee, have seen this circus and we have been very patient. However, we cannot continue issuing summons and not showing what the consequences are. I want to thank my Chairperson because this was long overdue. We have really agonized over it. We have sat in meetings and waited for these governors. They have wasted our time and the money that we are paid to sit. They 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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