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    "id": 574365,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/574365/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 125,
        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. However, I have a specific issue with the fact that we are receiving this Schedule on the last day when we have time constraints. It is a pity that we do not have enough time to interrogate an important Schedule like this. In future, I believe we need to debate it thoroughly and give our input for necessary action. This should be a wake up call to the governors. There is no way that we can be summoning them to the Senate and some of them refuse to come when the responsibility of allocating them funds lies with this Senate. We should put them on notice. From the next financial year, any county government that does not respond to any summons by the Senate will face specific action. We cannot give money without accountability. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding any audit queries raised in any county government, we will use these schedules in the next financial year to see how this money has been spent. We shall deduct the amount which is not accounted for from their next allocation. Lastly, we, as a Senate, must realise that the office of the Auditor-General is our strategic partner. We should ask the Auditor-General to give us a synthesized analysis of any report from his office on every county so that even as we interrogate this kind of schedule brought to the Senate, we have in-depth knowledge. 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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