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    "id": 730238,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to join in noting the Speech by the President. This is his last one at least until election and the next Parliament, and he has done that consistently in accordance with Articles 10, 132 and 240 of the Constitution as required. The one thing that I noted and I will outline just a few things is the commitment to national values. I think the President was very clear on cohesion and the building of a democratic nation. He also outlined the commitment of the Government to devolution which is the one that unites this country, regardless of one’s political party, region, age bracket and gender. Kenyans unanimously agree that the best thing that has happened under this Constitution is devolution. The President and the Government have consistently supported devolution in terms of ensuring that the monies that are supposed to go the counties actually do. There have been complaints in terms of time and we have addressed that in this Senate. However, the issue of audited accounts was raised by one Senator and I would like to address the issue. It is not the work of the President to ensure that the audited accounts are actually up to date. It is the work of the Public Accounts and Investments Committee of the National Assembly which is chaired by one Hon. Gumbo who is a Member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and we cannot consistently keep blaming the President for what is our responsibility. We must do it in accordance with the Constitution. 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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