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    "id": 812079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to also contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I commend the Mover for his brilliant thoughts about the community and the importance of bringing the Constitution, which many Kenyans passed, to life. There was a time when projects were designed and monitored by the central Government and some sections of this country were given projects that were not benefitting them. Therefore, the Constitution brought the new perspective of how citizens can contribute to the decision making on what projects benefitted them. This is, therefore, a very important Bill to ensure that the principle of public participation in the Constitution is implemented. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill also empowers citizens to own, audit and appreciate the monies that are allocated to these projects. There was a time when citizens were just given projects. However, when one looked at those projects, they were not for the benefit of the majority in that community, ward or county and, therefore, not a priority. One would, therefore, get citizens not using those projects, and that is what normally happens even in many of these big projects that are done by international organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and also some by the Government. They are then baptised as “an AMREF toilet” or “an AMREF bathroom” or “this is a government school.”This is because they are not benefitting the people, since 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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