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    "id": 648613,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/648613/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "I want to submit that if you look at this Budget, you will find that there are certain expenditure lines that we could as well raise issues with in terms of how the money is spent. We are giving a considerable portion of money to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), for instance. How do we ensure that this money is used in a manner that is in the best public interest? We give funds for entertainment and travel to the Presidency. We do it in a casual manner that would raise questions about whether that is in public interest. But for the meagre Kshs300 million to allow the Senate to undertake its oversight role, we raise hullabaloo and brouhaha. This has to come to an end at some point. It is my submission that we have a constitutional responsibility and a responsibility to devolution to strengthen the Senate as an agency of oversight over counties. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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