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    "id": 551843,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/551843/?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"
    },
    "content": " Order Members, I have a Petition relayed to the Senate by the following residents of Wajir County; 1. Mohammed Abikar 2. Abdi Birk Abdinur 3. Abdifatah Diriye 4. Ahmed Abdi Sabdow 5. Abukari Abdullahi Sheikh and 6. Johara A. Hussein Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Orders No.220 (1) (a) and 225 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted to the Speaker, through the Clerk, concerning the alleged misappropriation of funds by the governor and the County Government of Wajir. As you are aware Article 119(1) of the Constitution states that:- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation” The petitioners, as I stated earlier, state that they are members of a lobby group made up of many residents in Wajir County known as the Wajir Anti-corruption and Justice Forum. In their Petition, the petitioners state the following;- (a)THAT, in the 2013/2014 Financial Year, the governor and the county government of Wajir misappropriated and misapplied public finances and resources amounting to slightly over Kshs1 billion; (b)THAT, this was done through; (i)Theft and pilferage of public resources for a period of 3 months upon assuming office in 2013; and (ii) single sourcing of contracts for the supply of goods and services to the county government, whereby contracts were awarded to entities closely associated with the governor, his team, their close family members and to the members of the governor’s clan; 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."
}