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    "id": 840120,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/840120/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "I told the Executive that I am not prepared to expedite Bills for the sake of it. In any case, even if I expedite, they will fail because the Senate wants to interrogate; through their committees and on the Floor of the House to make sure that when they go home and tell people, we stood for your interest, they know exactly that it is true. We are not rubber stamps as Sen. Madzayo is shouting, although out of order. I thank the Senator for Turkana profusely. He knows what they went through to ensure that 20 and 25 per cent of oil revenue goes to counties. Being the pioneer county on matters oil, he and I have the greatest legitimacy in this House. If it was about interest on the discussion on oil, we have the greatest legitimacy to make a case on the percentage that goes to our county. These percentages were negotiated by Turkana County leadership. I had the privilege of being invited to one of the negotiations which was difficult. These people can be very difficult but difficulty is good. I studied negotiations. It is important to make sure that you put your issues at a position, stick to them and strike at the right time. The time was right because the Executive had interest to ensure that we move together in a certain direction."
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