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    "id": 905043,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/905043/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 611,
        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "I concur with my colleagues that whenever Members are nominated to mediation committees, because of some Bills where we do not agree with the National Assembly, they should scrutinise what we need to mediate on behalf of this House. I also concur that constitutionally, independent institutions must be respected. There is no way a report by a commission can be assumed by any other arm of Government. Likewise, any report on county governments should not be assumed by any constitutional institution. Therefore, we should reject this Motion. I was in the Eleventh Parliament when Makueni County Government was in the situation it was. If it was not for the wisdom of the Commission and Members of this House, we would not have had Makueni County Government at that time. As I speak, Makueni County Government is one of the best performing counties. It had some issues at that particular time but this House stood with both Makueni County Assembly and the Executive. Senators intervened and gave them another chance. Right now, it is one of the best performing counties. We need to enlighten and support our county assemblies. Any Bill that deals with county governments should strengthen institutions in the county governments. The intergovernmental bodies should have the capacity to support Bills concerning county governments. Therefore, I support that we should reject this Motion and stand with the county governments. I thank you. 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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