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    "id": 653977,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogolla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to second the amendment as proposed by Hon. Omulele. My support to this is on three things. First, the Supplementary Estimates that we have are so heavy, particularly in terms of general administration and Recurrent Expenditure. This is something that we need to behoove Parliament to find out what has happened in that, within a very short period of time, there are these kinds of massive changes, particularly on votes that have to do with the general administration. It calls on us as Parliament to do certain things that can help reduce certain costs in the appropriations. However, one thing that has not been very clear is the role of Senate in overseeing county governments. There is a convoluted kind of a position in the role of the Senate versus the role of county assemblies in overseeing county governments, to an extent that when we are giving the Senate resources for purposes of overseeing the county governments, we have to know the kind of a budget we have in our estimates that go to the county assemblies for purposes of having county governments oversee themselves. It has not been very clear. Matters have been going to court in terms of the actual role of the Senate, particularly in terms of calling on the governors to account. The Senate has not been able to succeed in that. So, I am convinced in seconding this that the monies that would have gone to the Senate for purposes of overseeing the county governments needs to be spread out for purposes of the overall functions of both Houses. So, I beg to second the amendment. Thank you."
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