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    "id": 505925,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/505925/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you for finding that this Petition is admissible to this House. I say this because while in our proceedings there has been attempts by various governors to give the impression that the Senate can only, as per Article 96(3) oversight funds allocated to the counties by the national Government and not revenue realized on the ground. That you have found this admissible, it is very nice because I believe that revenue raised on the ground must be accounted for and by virtue of Article 96(1) which says that the Senate must defend the interests of the counties and their governments. It is, indeed, important that this money be looked into. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know which committee you will refer this matter to. However, if it happens to come to the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, where I sit or the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee, where I also sit, we still have a problem because it will require that we talk to the governor, financial officer and other players there. You know the court case that is impending. Again, it will tie our hands and we will find it very difficult to get down to the bottom of this matter. Maybe you could guide us on that."
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