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    "id": 909097,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to join the Senate Majority Leader in acknowledging that a dark cloud hangs precariously above us today. This is the saddest moment that we have since I was sworn in. This is simply because the Senate is being undermined. I am surprised that we have degenerated into a fight between the National Assembly and the Senate. I want to remind the Members of the National Assembly that we were all elected to represent the mwananchi . Article 1 of this Constitution clearly gives us the mandate to represent the mwananchi. We do not have a category of mwananchi representing the national Government and one representing the county governments. It is sad that this country is in the lowest moments just because we have sibling rivalry between the National Assembly and the Senate. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are not debating about a figure that will change much in the economy of this country. We are only debating about Kshs11 billion. As I speak right now, it is sad that we have institutions which were grappling with issues of corruption and yet they have been allocated a tune of Kshs10 billion in the budget. The National Youth Service (NYS) has also been allocated Kshs10 billion more; the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has been allocated an additional of Kshs10 billion and yet the 47 county governments are only requesting for a mere Kshs11 billion. What is wrong with that? Madam Temporary Speaker, Schedule Four of our Constitution clearly states the functions that are devolved and the functions that are centralized. Money should follow functions. For example, the health docket has been devolved to the county governments. However, you will realize that the budget for the Ministry of Health equals the budget of five or six counties in this country. 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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