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    "id": 807674,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka has a certain obsession with the President. I was told before I came here, he had made other wanting allegations. I do not want him to drag me to his side of arguments. I was very clear in my mind that I actually do not believe there is anyone being paid Kshs1 million vis-a-viz Kshs100,000. I will only believe when this House summons the necessary officers at the national and county level. Let us get the information on the table and end this madness. We need to have a session with the governors. We must formalize everything that will happen between the national and county government. We want all summit decisions to be brought to this House in writing as is required by law. Mr. Speaker Sir, almost three or four years ago, I complained in this House because I was the Chairman of the Committee on Devolution, that we never get through the devolution agreements under Inter-Governmental arrangements in this country coming to this House. So, how are we able to debate and oversight key issues that we have not seen? Governors come to complain to us and say: We agreed this about roads, health, this other sector, but the only way the Senate can oversight and protect counties and their governments is if those agreements are brought to this House and this House becomes the guarantor and the precedent in this House as required by law and this House becomes the guarantor because it is the leading constitutional institution that is in charge of Government relations. 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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