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    "id": 808026,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I was not aware that we were discussing the amendment earlier. However, it has passed and it makes a lot of sense. I support this Motion. We have said before that the Senate needs to go to the grassroots. There are those who called it Senate mashinani. We need the Senate to be felt at the grassroots. Many people in the counties have got hope in the Senate. Every time we come here and speak, people out there listen and take what we say seriously. When it comes to issues of oversight, counties that have lost hope in their Public Accounts Committees (PAC) and county assemblies to carry out oversight, have hope that the Senate will rise to the occasion and be the ultimate savior for the counties. We need to go to the counties so that we give hope to our people that for devolution to thrive, it needs more resources, support and also good oversight. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Motion not only encourages the Plenary of the Senate to be at the grassroots but also its Committees. In the County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) that I chair, we have made a resolution that we shall review the financial statements of the reports of the Auditor-General for three counties while we are in Uasin Gishu. On the first day, we shall review the report of the Auditor-General on Uasin Gishu County. We want the people from Uasin Gishu to be present as we discuss with their governor and the county assembly the report of the Auditor-General. 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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