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    "id": 852781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to second that the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2018) be read a Second Time. This is an extremely important amendment that we are making to the earlier Bill that was passed - The County Allocation of Revenue Bill - for the reasons that have been ably shared or deliberated by my Chairperson. I do not want to repeat what he has said, but just to bring to the attention of this House that when we did public participation for this Bill, I was part of the Committee Members who sat in the Old Chamber and listened to the members of the public. Interestingly, on that day, only two gentlemen showed up before our Committee. By face value, we would have easily dismissed them as busybodies or some of those people who just show up to be a nuisance or just to listen. It was not until they engaged us that we realized that there is an increasing concern from the members of the public on what the exact position of the Senate is on matters of holding county governments to account with regards to how public funds are being spent. The two gentlemen who appeared before us told us that they had not come to either oppose or raise issues on how the funds, such as the additional grants and loans The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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