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    "id": 676989,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/676989/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Last week, I was in Uganda speaking to women lawyers. I was training them on our oversight roles. I told them that Kenya has moved significantly on the issue of oversight of roles, especially the Executive. One of the things that I was loading on was principles of public finance, adherence to fiscal discipline, prudent and responsible utilisation of resources, accountability and transparency. That can only be realised if we leave the powers that Parliament has. That is why I am going to support with amendments. I do not support the amendment that is taking away the Parliamentary powers especially providing the 50 per cent that can be spent on Budget before it comes to Parliament. The way this country has been moving forward, we need to encourage the speed of doing well. If you are doing well you should not slug, but move forward with the same speed. But when we start giving people excuses of being sluggish, we will be crawling back the gains we have made in the Constitution. I want to encourage the removal of the amendment that takes away the independence of the Auditor-General. I am hoping that we can further bring an amendment which will entrench the financial independence of the National Assembly and the Judiciary. Recently, we passed a Bill that was entrenching the financial independence of the Judiciary. By law, we have provided for the independence of the Legislature. Most of us in this Parliament also sat in the last Parliament. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know you sat in the 9th Parliament and there are events that are very worrisome for me. Our financial independence is no longer guaranteed as a Parliament. As a matter of urgency, we need to act on this because Parliament cannot be subservient to the Executive arm, even on financial issues. That is something that must be dealt with urgently. I sit in the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and as at now, I do not know whether I will go there because I am waiting for the Executive. I do not sit in the Executive. I want to take my directions from the Speaker. I do not want to hear that the Executive is yet to send a signal. I do not need any signal from them, but from the Speaker. That is the reason I am very hesitant about issues that are taking away the financial authority and autonomy of Parliament. I want to support Hon. Jakoyo that we need to hold our governors accountable. Even though I am saying we need to walk carefully, we must still hold them accountable. This is 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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