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    "id": 799241,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/799241/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13180,
        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving this opportunity to also support this Motion of Adjournment. This Motion would not have come at a better time because, from our last engagements with county assemblies, it begged for more time with them. When we had the Kenya Inter-county Sports Association and Cultural Association (KIKOSCA) games in Machakos we were wearing our T-shirts printed The Senate. At several points, we were asked which Senate it was. I was taken aback because I only know of one Senate in this country. I wondered whether this meant that our MCAs do not appreciate the Senate. This calls for more engagements and a need to interact more with the MCAs. We had side meetings alongside the games. As we were playing, they would raise concerns. We had staff from Kiambu County who called us by the side to tell us that they have a problem. Instead of us playing, we were handling issues affecting county assemblies. They said that they are being discriminated upon. They said that they used to be ward administrators, but now they did not have any duty to perform. We advised them to concentrate on games, we will take the matter to another level and follow up through other channels. That showed that we needed more room to engage with MCAs in terms of what they were going through. We even made contacts during those games and the other day when we went as the Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation to Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Bungoma 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"
}