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    "id": 563386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also stand to raise my concerns with regard to what is happening in the counties. Fortunately or unfortunately, those who were elected in the counties, more so as Governors, are either former senior Government officers, Ministers or Assistant Ministers. What surprises everybody in this country is the way the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the counties are behaving. The issue that was brought by Busia County is not just confined to Busia County. This is a clear illustration of what is happening in the other counties. We have seen counties where budgets are passed by the county assemblies but the implementation is different. Some money is used to plant flowers by the road side while others spend that money to cut grass while forgetting the needs of the people. The hope of Kenyans is in the Senate. We must act decisively. I tend to disagree with Sen. Kagwe that some of the petitions are very weak and do not deserve to be considered by this House. It is the right of every Kenyan to be heard by this House. To take a case to court and lose is not a problem. It is just one of the ways in which justice should be seen to exist. The Senate Committee must act decisively within 60 days to make sure that all the petitions which have been brought to this House have been dealt with. Since the court has given a ruling that the Senate has got the powers to summon the Governors that should be the way to go. Thank you."
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