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    "id": 949982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/949982/?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",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as I support this Bill, I urge the Chairperson of the Committee to continue taking into consideration our concerns and incorporate them at the Committee Stage, so that we have a very beautiful Bill. I did not ask the Chair whether this is the Bill by Gov. Mwangi wa Iria because he cannot sponsor it and that is why it was taken up by our Committee. If that is the case, then that is a good way of working with county governments. We encourage more governors to work closely with the Senate and come up with innovative solutions to problems that they think the Senate can provide intervention. It is an admission that as a House that deals with protection of counties, governors should continue working with us. They should not just work with us when it comes to legislation or things that they want us to intervene against the national Government like allocation of money. They must also work with us as far as oversight is concerned. They must adopt the spirit that oversight is a good thing because it makes the counties better and more accountable. Why are governors ready to walk to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices instead of coming to the Senate where we give recommendations on how to make systems in counties work better? It is because most of them ignore the Senate and the summonses of this House. I want to give them a warning on this Floor. “Mr. Speaker”, we know governors who like drama and prefer---"
}