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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for reminding me. Members, as you are aware, part of the reason for Sen. Elachi’s concern regarding late tabling of these documents was because over and above the functional challenges that the Auditor-General was experiencing, governors had actually gone to the High Court to seek orders to stop us from summoning them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my pleasure to inform the House that we invited the Legal Counsel who represented the Senate in the suit where governors lost. Mr. Kilukumi came and gave us a brief. He confirmed that, indeed, we are within the Constitution when it comes to summoning governors. However, in that ruling, there was a finding to the effect that we could not unilaterally – by ourselves as the Senate – stop the flow of funds to county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my pleasure to inform you that yesterday, a decision was made after the governors went for a review of the ruling but again, they lost."
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