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    "id": 872345,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/872345/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Horr, FAP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chachu Ganya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": "I agree with my colleagues that the Senators in the 11th Parliament did not, just as the current ones in the 12th Parliament, commit their time to do what they were supposed to do according to the Constitution. That is why we have supremacy battles about functions that are clearly provided for this House to undertake. There is an ambiguity in the Constitution. It says that the Senate is responsible for anything that affects the counties. The Fourth Schedule in the Constitution clearly states the functions of the county governments and the national Government. However, Senators still want to be relevant where they are not supposed to execute their mandate. Most of the time, they spend quality time on issues which do not concern them at all. They give us a lot of difficulties. We end up forming mediation committees in which we negotiate with them on contentious issues especially concerning Bills. Members of mediation committees come from both the Senate and the National Assembly. At times we lose a whole day simply because we cannot agree! The reason is that we are not very clear on our roles."
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