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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir. As a Member of the Committee, I request that you give me an extra two minutes because there are several issues I want to bring to the attention of my dear colleagues here. I am glad there are two commissioners here present. These are our representatives in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). I urge them to read our report. The Committee on Finance and Budget has looked at the Senate budget. It is apparent that our budget has been reduced by Ksh1.4 billion. They will fail us if we do not get that Ksh1.4 billion because I am aware there is an intention to reduce it even more. I have seen a HANSARD report where the National Assembly Majority Leader says if we get our kitty, they will reduce our budget even further. We intend to sit outside Nairobi although we are severely incapacitated in terms of motor vehicles and many other issues. I urge them to defend this Senate a little more than they are doing now. If they have any problem, they can call us because we are ready to support them. Sen. Mugo raised an issue with regard to borrowing. However, our borrowing is unsustainable. We are tottering around ceilings; it is like a seesaw. The concern is that we are borrowing to refinance. That is the problem that has been pointed out by the Committee on Finance and Budget. At some point, it will become impossible for us to pay because we are doing what they say in English, ‘we are digging holes to fill other holes’. That is the problem we are having about debt sustainability. Sen. Mugo, the point is that before money gets to counties---"
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