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    "id": 645685,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/645685/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am glad that this question has been answered. We have sought for it since 2013. However, on the Schedule on legal fees, this report shows that the CoG representing our counties spent Kshs48 million in 2013/2014, Kshs87 million in 2014/2015 and Kshs83 million in 2015/2016. Mr. Deputy Speaker, these funds have been used ostensibly in some cases to sue this House. The Intergovernmental Relations Act requires that this CoG makes a report to this Senate. That report has not been delivered since 2013. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we now know why. Obviously, nobody wants to disclose this. My county has spent a total of Kshs 9.375million in 2015/2016. A total Kshs 14, 280, 000 in 2014/2015 and Kshs 400, 000 in 2013/2014 was spent. What is strange is that in the budgets prepared in counties, these figures are never mentioned. So, there is an ambiguous amount that is lumped together by the governors in their offices which ends up in the Council of Governors office, and no resolution is passed in their assemblies for purposes of accounting. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is this necessary expenditure? We have criticized Cheserem and his committee for being the 48th governor and this is the reason. While we are busy stifling our county assemblies, these governors are spending Kshs 83million on legal fees. While the assemblies have no funds and HANSARD reports, the governors are spending monies that are not accounted for. Am I in order to suggest that a proper audit should be carried out? I am not convinced that Makueni County has not contributed more. A special audit under the Constitution and the PFM Act on this should be done so that we can challenge the former Chairperson of the Council of Governors and everybody else. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while Senators have no offices where they work in Nairobi, governors have plush offices in the counties and air conditioned offices in 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"
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