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    "id": 706848,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "After that, another allocation was made to the Senate of about Kshs300 billion to proceed with monitoring and evaluation. Because of regulations and other reasons, that also did not see the light of day. I sit in the PSC and I know that it has been quite a journey to get the regulations to where they are today. I know that the Committee of the Senate that is spearheading this matter is also led by a very senior lawyer, Sen. Kiraitu Murungi. There has been a lot of discussions between the Kiraitu-led Committee and the Committee on Delegated Legislation to try and iron out some of these issues that have been emerging. We cannot run away from the fact that we now are in a bicameral Parliament, namely, the Senate and the National Assembly. The PSC has a responsibility, as provided in the Constitution, to ensure that both Houses run effectively, so that Parliament is able to do its duty. With regard to the reasons for the annulment of these regulations, I know they were created under the Parliamentary Service Commission Act. This is what has gone back and forth to the Committee on Delegated Legislation. It did not seem to be an issue until the Senators proposed and made all the amendments. Ultimately, they were told that the regulations were now being annulled. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to point out that even the money that we spend within our constituencies and counties, the regulations operate under the Parliamentary Service Act. These funds are appropriated under the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC)."
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