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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity. I have two clarifications that I wish to seek from the Chairperson. However, just before I do that, it is regrettable that this answer has taken almost a whole month to come to the Floor of this House. Nevertheless, I thank the Chairperson for his effort and the very comprehensive statement that he has made. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this issue is at the core of the Senate, and if we look at Article 96(1) of our Constitution, it states:- “The Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments.” That is our first and foremost responsibility. Therefore, it should concern all of us when funds are not remitted to the governments that we represent in this Senate. Therefore, when a question like this comes, it should be given priority because that is at the core of our business. I am sure you are experiencing this in your county. Operations at the counties have come to a halt since there are no funds. In Vihiga County, for example, since the beginning of the financial year, we have only received Ksh76 million for development. All those figures you have given there is recurrent expenditure. One wonders whether we created these counties and their governments just to be employment bureaus or are they supposed to have some duty to do in terms of bringing development to the people. 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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