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    "id": 571352,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what was in the minds of the leaders of the last Government is that we needed uniformity so that when you go to Lodwar, you should see a similarity with Lamu County. What about a county like Nakuru which already had the facility? You will realise that this is not the original Senate Chamber of 1963, it has been redone. All the chambers in the counties were supposed to be redone but it was agreed that it will be done in phases. A budget of about Kshs4.7 billion was allocated to complete the works. The chambers were supposed to be uniform so that in case the Senate wants to go and transact business in Mandera, they can get the same facilities as elsewhere. Following this, planning of the headquarters was also done; an estimate was done and a budget prepared. It was estimated to be about Kshs200 million. Just before the funds were given, the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) came up and messed up with everything. Consultants were brought from all counties so that the work could be done in two years. By now, all the work would have been concluded. That aside, look at the actions of the people we put in place; the CIC told us not to talk on behalf of the county assembly speakers or the governors. The result of that kind of a decision is that they went to court. As a result of such decisions, the amount of money allocated to devolved functions, part of it was used for what Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o is calling 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."
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