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    "id": 605680,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/605680/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also enjoin the people of Mandera County in their petition to this House. Fundamentally, the avalanche of petitions coming to the Senate on matters of accountability reflects three things; one, wananchi are vigilant and are leaving nothing to chance to hold their leaders to account. Second and more important is that it appears that the institutions of governance that enforce accountability are also failing. That is why wananchi are now deciding to come to the Senate. The Auditor- General’s office, the office of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the county assemblies who are the primary oversight body and this House itself as an oversight; if these organs were functioning properly, probably ordinary citizens would not find it necessary to come to the Senate to seek answers to accountability. Mr. Speaker, Sir, last but more important is that it is very important that this Senate steps up its oversight responsibility to counties. There is no single county where the citizenry have no issues on matters of accountability. Everywhere, there is hue and cry of governors and their county governments misapplying, misappropriating and sometimes out rightly stealing public funds. We want to urge institutions of governance to give Kenyans the fruits of the new Constitution by making sure those sanctuaries of corruption are destroyed and those who are found to have dipped their hands into public coffers are punished severely so that it becomes a deterrent. I hope that the petitions that are pending on accountability issues will be fast- tracked to give wananchi the answers that they are seeking from this House. This House commands considerable respect from the public."
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