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    "id": 872304,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/872304/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Rasso",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dido Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is, in effect, operationalising Article 96(1) of the Constitution on the roles and functions of the Senate. The Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interest of the counties and their governments. Going further, there are two levels of government operations in Kenya: the national Government and the county governments. In the 2010 Constitution, in the Fourth Schedule, Part II, it has clearly been spelt out that devolution to the county government will only be autonomous in the implementation of distinct functions as listed there. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what we have seen clearly since 2013 is the clamour between the senators and governors or MPs to attempt to overreach and bring down those entities. What is placed before us today and the laws as spelt out is indicative that, that is not possible again. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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