{"id":797940,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/797940/?format=json","text_counter":24,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. M. Kajwang'","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13162,"legal_name":"Moses Otieno Kajwang'","slug":"moses-otieno-kajwang"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to also welcome you and other Members back from the recess. It has been reported that we have been on a five week holiday; it has not been a holiday. You mentioned some of the events that we have been involved in, not to forget that committees have also been working actively. This Petition from West Pokot County comes from a county where the Governor was a Member of this House. He was a steadfast defender of devolution and very articulate when it came to shortcomings of county governments and how they could be bridged. What I increasingly see with many of the petitions is that – yes, every Kenyan 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."}