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    "id": 840155,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/840155/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "This unprecedented Senate sitting, therefore, provides a unique opportunity for us to engage and harness diverse efforts drawn from various parts of Kenya to make our country better. Let us engage in an open conversation on what needs to be done to achieve prosperity, even as we strengthen our institutions of governance. Going forward, the Senate will seek to draw valuable lessons to further enrich and improve the subsequent sittings. This is because we believe that county assemblies can complement good legislative practices and hold the potential of directly identifying and addressing the people‟s tribulations, revitalizing hopes and aspirations as well as deepening a democratic, consultative and participatory governance tradition. I dare add that county assemblies are at the core of improving governance in our country. In conclusion, I want to urge all of us to always remember that we cannot have counties without the Senate; conversely, we cannot have a Senate without the counties. Ours is a symbiotic relationship, one which requires mutual learning, experience sharing and leadership for it to grow and thrive. I thank you."
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