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    "id": 603930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
        "slug": "ekwee-ethuro"
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have a Message from the National Assembly on the approval of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill (National Assembly Bill No.35 of 2014). I wish to inform this House that on 19th June, 2014, I wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly pursuant to Article 110 of the Constitution seeking concurrence on several Bills that were published by the Senate, including the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill, 2014. In response, in a letter dated 11th July, 2014, the Speaker of the National Assembly indicated that the Bill did not concern county governments and, therefore, cannot originate from the Senate because the Bill did not affect the powers and functions of county governments as set out in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. In replying by way of a letter dated 30th July, 2014, I indicated that the Bill concerns county governments. On 7th August, 2014, the Speaker of the National Assembly responded to my letter reiterating his position that the Bill did not affect counties. On 27th August, 2014, the Speaker of the National Assembly wrote a letter bringing to the attention of the Speaker of the Senate the publishing of two Bills by the National Assembly among them the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill, 2014 and indicated that in his view, the Bill did not affect county governments. Needless to say that I did not concur with the Speaker of the National Assembly and on 10th September, 2014, I responded by way of a letter stating my position that the Bill concerned county governments. Hon. Senators, I am now in receipt of a Message from the National Assembly on the said Bill and in the Message, the Speaker of the National Assembly has indicated that 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."
}