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    "id": 553114,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Orengo is very right. On the ground, you may find some of the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) we campaigned for dishing out money. They said that the Senator carried them on their back. Suddenly, they turn out to be monsters and start doing things that do not make sense. In my county – the same applies in almost all counties – if an MCA has a bad relationship on phone or otherwise with a Senator, the Senator discriminates against the ward which the MCA represents. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are some of the things that are painfully found on the ground. There exists a County Assembly Service Board (CASB) which is chaired by the Speaker. Is there no way such an issue could be raised in the board where the minority leader, majority leader and one extra member sit? We want to see how the Senate could give teeth to the Board so that it intervenes in the matters before they rise to this extent. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of some governors, including mine, who went boldly to say that Senators have been given money for oversight in the next financial year; that is money wasted. Article 96(3) talks about oversight. The oversight is done day and night. The money for oversight is supposed to be obtained from the funding that goes to counties and is voted by this Senate. However, because they have amalgamated the funds, it is time we go full throttle in dealing with such petitions. We need to encourage counties that are suffering to bring petitions as fast as possible. The Senate is capable of doing its work especially now that we will be given some little amount of money to get fuel in order to run faster around the counties. I know the money is not enough but we can do that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not agree that this is the way forward."
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