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    "id": 872354,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/872354/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have a lot of respect for Hon. Dennitah Ghati. Is she in order to mislead the House that the Senate is there to ensure devolution works? This is something that has been happening in the public. When you read the Constitution, you will know that the Senate has the mandate to legislate laws that affect the counties. However, there is nowhere in the law where it says that the mandate of the Senate is to ensure devolution works. Even the National Assembly has the mandate to make devolution work. It is not proper to mislead the public because this is a narrative that has been pushed by the Senators. It is not true. I want my friend, Hon. Dennitah Ghati, to clarify. I know it was a slip of the tongue. This is the perception outside there that the Senate is there to ensure devolution works. Even the National Assembly and county assemblies are there to ensure devolution works. Article 96 of the Constitution is clear on matters of legislation on counties, which is the core business of the Senate. We need that clarity, so that we do not mislead the public."
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