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    "id": 592393,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me add my voice in supporting this particular proposal for amendment. First, I would like to congratulate and commend the team that worked on this proposal. This team has a lot of experience and wealth of knowledge. It is important for us to appreciate the work they have done. Let me let talk about the budget-making process. As a country and as a Senate, we have been having problems, when it comes to the budget making process. The Senates is involved at the last minute especially when it has remained a very short time to the conclusion of the process. As a result, the Senate is denied the oversight role which is very critical, because if we are not involved from the initial stages in the budget-making process, then we lose the right of oversight. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week, I was in the county with the ad hoc Committee on infrastructure and what is happening in those counties it is like there are a lot of problems. Monies allocated for certain services, are diverted for other processes. It is because the Senate is not involved in prioritizing the activities and the areas that require funding. This is very critical. Members of the public are also denied the responsibility of oversight, especially in the usage of their budget within the counties. The Governors and the people in the county do not involve members of the public in terms of how development is supposed to take place. This is a constitutional provision and the public is denied its right. That is why it is important for us to enforce and emphasize that the Senate should be at top or be involved at the initial budget- making process. 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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