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    "id": 617432,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/617432/?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": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I start by congratulating you for steering this Senate which is the second one since 1963. We have really been instrumental in setting the structures. The next set of Senators who will come will really have an easier job because the structures have been well laid out. We have set precedence in many key areas. One of the areas that I wish we would continue to set precedent in is social audit. We should make it very essential in our various committees to be able to exercise more oversight, but a very specific sort of oversight. We should look at the sort of impact that devolution has had within the counties and document it. We should look at the areas that counties have not done as well as they ought to have done and make proposals on the same. We could even go to a higher level. We could have some time, as Senators, say, a ‘Senator Hour,’ where we can address specific issues about specific counties. For example, we could consider the number of Bills that have been handled in various counties. I was aware that in Kwale County, quite a number of Bills have not been passed because of various issues. It is good for us to keep in touch with the county assemblies. As we move forward, it is critical for us to continue with close integration with county assemblies. The issue of the Bills and what happens when they get to the National Assembly should be addressed so that communities can gain and stop the quagmire that we have had. We welcome the visitors. Long live the Senate of Kenya."
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