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    "id": 956627,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud)",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Let us first congratulate ourselves for having been able to move Senate Mashinani to Kitui and thank the people of Kitui for welcoming us to this beautiful town of Kitui. I also thank the leadership of Kitui County Assembly, the leadership of Kitui County Executive, led by Gov. Ngilu and the Speaker, Mr. Ndotto; two people who I have known for a long time in my career as a civil servant. I also thank the other dignitaries who have been able to join us today in this magnificent building; a very beautiful Assembly indeed. As we sit in Kitui County, I, who come from Mandera in the former North Eastern Province--- we are almost nearing Garissa. I think the Senate is going this direction; being in Kitui County, it will be easy to go to Garissa and Mandera in future. I welcome the opportunity for Kitui County to have hosted us and at least to exchange ideas and work together with the County Assembly. This is a very important session for us today. Today as we sit here, we are going to move the current County Allocation of Revenue Bill, and pass it tonight which will open the gate for funding to the counties. I think it is actually a good opportunity for us to do it in a county and not in Nairobi. It is a good opportunity for us to discuss this Bill and the people of Kitui to take the advantage of us being here and passing it here. I would like to assure the County Government of Kitui; both the Assembly and the Executive, that the Senate is there to work with you to defend the counties and their governments as stipulated in Article 96 of the Constitution. With those few remarks, I apologise as my colleague Sen. Orengo has said; we wish the Senate Majority Leader would have been here. Yesterday he played hard and I think the people of Kitui willingly ceded defeat because they did not want to defeat guests in their own home. We congratulate ourselves for winning both the football and the tug of war. Thank you."
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