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    "id": 628259,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/628259/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwakulegwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 101,
        "legal_name": "Danson Mwazo Mwakulegwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Petition by the people of Vihiga. Four years down the line, devolution is actually dying slowly. This is because in most counties you will find the public complaining about the usage of public funds by governors. Therefore, we need to be creative and come up with laws and methodologies to ensure that petitions not only come from the counties, but the issues therein are dealt with. We have mismanagement in one way or another in all the counties. In fact, it would appear like we created executive thieves in the 47 counties. We have tried to impeach governors here, but we have somehow never been successful. As a result, the governors are doing what they want knowing that the Senate cannot actually stop them. Unless we devise a new way of dealing with these people, we will continue being seen as toothless bulldogs that cannot bite. We need to be creative. Secondly, all the counties have been collecting levies and monies, but they are not accounted for. It seems the governors lock themselves in their rooms and devise systems without accounting for the money allocated to the counties. Most of them are misappropriating money so that they can use it to campaign and retain their seats. It is high time we got our money for oversight, so that we can actually go to the public and educate them. This will ensure that the public do not approve those expenditures during public participation forums. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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