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    "id": 505137,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/505137/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
        "slug": "ekwee-ethuro"
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have a Petition made to the Senate by the Members of the Makueni County Assembly. The Petition is as follows:- We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya, residents of Makueni County and Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) of Makueni draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- (1) THAT, there has been a continuous financial frustration of the Makueni County Assembly by the County Executive that have brought operational risks due to the insufficient and unpredictable flow of funds necessary to run the Assembly to perform its constitutional mandate. (2) THAT, the County Assembly is forced on numerous occasions to beg to the County Executive to submit its requisition for funds to the Controller of Budget as the Controller of Budget does not recognise direct requisition of funds from the County Assembly. This has greatly affected operational autonomy of the County Assembly. (3) THAT, on anticipating that the Appropriations Bill, 2014 would not be passed on time, that is by 30th June, 2014, the County Assembly passed the Vote on Account as required by Section 134 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2014. (4) THAT, the County Assembly received an Appropriations Bill, 2014 from the County Executive Committee Member for Finance on 25th July, 2014 and proceeded to pass it and submitted the same to the Governor for assent. (5) THAT, on 12th November, 2014, the Clerk of the Makueni County Assembly received a letter from the Executive Committee Member for Finance indicating that he had directed the Assembly’s Bank to freeze the Makueni County Assembly bank accounts. The grounds stated were that the Assembly had exceeded its budgetary 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."
}