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    "id": 713056,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/713056/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I hope I can stay within the holy time. The crafters of the 2010 Constitution did not envisage a situation where devolution was going to involve devolution of corruption and malpractices. I believe that the future stability of this nation is predicated on the good running of county governments. Let us never lose sight of the reason why we have devolution. Devolution is there to help Kenya be a more stable nation. While supporting the petitioners, it is good for us to look at the wider picture and all the management. Article 96(3) which gives this House oversight responsibility over management of county resources and devolved funds can never take effect because it is a word that only exists in the Constitution. It is not effective because it does not happen. For it to happen, the lawyers in this House must advise us on the law that effects article 96(3). This is because we should not be begging for funds to effect article 96(3), it should be in law. There should be a law that states the amount of money that the Senate must get to enable them to effect Article 96(3). Only then are we going to avoid situations where people are buying cows supposedly for the wananchi and then taking them to their own houses or buying cows to supposedly alleviate poverty in the county but just to use them as---The only way we can do this is by having a law that gives effect Article 96 (3). This House should not get money on the basis of the goodwill of others. Let it be in law that we must get this money. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support. 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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