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    "id": 922170,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/922170/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we must protect Kenyans who are defending this constitution. We must respect those who are saying that resources must be allocated in the right manner. I will say, for the umpteenth time, that there was no Appropriation Bill that was passed by Parliament. That Bill is null and void. We cannot continue debating that there is money that is supposed to be given to Senate. The Senate deserves, as a matter of right, resources to carry out its functions. It is not a token. We are not borrowing. Someone should not think that he will bribe the Senate with its rightful resources so as to stop us from performing our responsibility of defending the counties and making sure they are resourced. If someone thinks that the oversight fund is the basis under which we will be stopped from fighting for the resources of the counties, they can take that money and we can put it to resourcing hospitals in this Republic. They must know that we are not begging. We are not asking for those resources so that we can be silenced. No one can silence the Senate. The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is alive, and it will carry out its responsibilities with commitment. Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to say that I was very proud of all the Senators today for the way we walked and sat together. I was proud of the way over 50 of us showed up, and the way those of us who are lawyers were robed. Sen. Madzayo, who is a former judge, was leading the way. We are very happy and very proud. I do not want to be too excited to say too much. However, today is the day to say that, as a Senate, let us shorten the time so that we can come back on Tuesday, and spend the whole day. If we are not able to complete it by 6.30 p.m., we shall make sure that we stay up to midnight. This is to ensure that we complete The Division of Revenue Bill and discharge our responsibility; transmit the Bill as required by the Constitution to the National Assembly, 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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