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    "id": 648581,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "were never brought to the National Assembly, then we are voting money to a fund that is illegal. In that case, this fund should be first legally operationalised, and then we can vote. Parliament has a responsibility in the Constitution to uphold the rule of law and we cannot be seen to be the ones violating it. If Members of Parliament and Senators mean well, from now to July is not very far. We can regularise that fund because I have a view that Senators need a more serious and engaged oversight role on counties. We have just spoken about our suspicion that money is not being spent properly in the counties and, therefore, we need the involvement of Senators. When I objected to the allocation of this money last year, I said that we needed a framework. If we are genuine, let us engage with the Senators, refine these regulations, bring them to Parliament and give money during the Budget for the 2016/2017 Financial Year. That would be the right way to go. Sometimes many of us ask why it is very easy to give money to Parliament without a law which is put in place. However, when it comes to giving money to other agencies, including the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), getting a half a billion shillings for it is not easy. This is an institution which promotes the democratic culture and space in the country. That is a fundamental question we need to ask ourselves."
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