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    "id": 697601,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the petitioners for bringing this very important matter to the Senate. We have witnessed this kind of standoff in many counties including Bomet. In every instant, it is because the executive are misusing their responsibility and governors have the power to return Bills to the county assembly to frustrate processes of county assemblies to deal with financial matters. As the Senate, we must be concerned that this is the last year before elections and there is a possibility that many counties and county executives will act with impunity in so far as management of public funds is concerned. Therefore, it is important to support county assemblies that are ready to push for accountability of resources with full disclosure of information. You will find that some expenditure will be hidden in the name of paying debt when it is campaign money. We know many counties including mine, where governors now have goons that they carry around using county resources. They package goons and carry them to a meeting with the sole responsibility of shouting down the governor’s competitors like we have seen for many Senators who are running to be governors and even those who are not. Counties are misusing resources for purposes of campaign. In fact, one thing that 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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