{"id":602907,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/602907/?format=json","text_counter":104,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Orengo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":129,"legal_name":"Aggrey James Orengo","slug":"james-orengo"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to also say a word of welcome to the visiting delegations from counties. What is happening in terms of engagement between the Senate and county assemblies is a very good thing. In fact, the whole of this morning, the Senate Committee on Implementation, which I chair, had a retreat with the committees on implementation from Bungoma, Tharaka-Nithi and Lamu county assemblies. I noted to the MCAs from Tharaka-Nithi that their Senator is the Senate Majority Leader, just in case they do not know. Similarly, I told the delegation from Bungoma that their distinguished Senator is our Senate Minority Leader. Although I did not have their instructions, I passed their messages of goodwill, which I hope they will not retract. However, I was very worried because when I was walking in, Siaya County was being introduced as the county of"}