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    "id": 606848,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/606848/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice to this important process because this is one of the most important Bills in the Senate. Over time, the pulling and pushing for this Bill needs to come to an end. The proposal that Sen. Kagwe has given that the budget estimates be given in advance of the publication, will get us there. However, I think that we have also moved in the sense that we have had successful mediation processes compared to last year. We are moving more towards having a Mediation Committee between the two Houses and successfully completing that process. As we move on, we are improving over time and that is very critical. When we requested for additional Kshs7.7 billion from the Senate to go to the counties, it was because we thought that it was going to be critical for various operations within the specific counties. However, we will get Kshs3.3 billion that will go into emergencies, salaries and to Level 5 hospitals. This gives hope for people within counties. It must be noted that our mandate as a Senate is to protect the interests of county governments. We requested for more funds to improve the lives of the people in those counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, over the time, money allocated in various budgets to support projects are not revisited. We should find a way of monitoring and finding out whether that money can go to the counties. For example, there are various national functions that have been devolved to the counties, but are still at the national level. In other words, the money is allocated to the national government; for example, library services have not been devolved."
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