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    "content": "In addition, their pledge and commitment to intensify the fight against corruption in their respective governments is highly commendable. This will usher in a new dawn towards exercising responsible and accountable public funds management in our devolved units and in our common efforts to deepen and strengthen devolution. Fellow hon. Senators, the critical question is: What next for our Senate? How do we expand on the achievements of the first Senate? Fundamentally, the Senate must continue to play its constitutional mandate and role more vigorously. Just to reiterate and remind ourselves, hon. Senators, the primary mandate of the Senate is to represent the counties and protect the interest of the counties and hence successful implementation of the devolution process. Hon. Senators, what has been achieved so far is commendable, but we must not rest on our laurels. We must build on the foundation created and make it even better. We must initiate and enact more devolution compliant Bills since our predecessors have identified a number of grey areas in our devolved system of governance. The Senate is dully bound to be more sensitive to the dictates and aspirations of the ordinary"
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