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    "id": 938605,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Ali. The issue of pending bills is something that baffles me. In real sense, there should be no single pending bill if county governments follow the law. Each county is required to come up with a five year development plan and there are priorities that are set out of the five year development plan. There is something called annual development plan and we should not have any pending bills if the counties follow the annual development plan. Earlier, I heard my colleague say that the Committee should summon the Controller of Budget for him to give an explanation but I do not think that the Controller of Budget can help in this case. It is the county assemblies that should take the lead. This House should come up with a piece of legislation that will hold those county governors accountable. I am of the view that the county assemblies should be the ones to approve the budget and they should confirm that the budget falls under their five year plan and any"
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