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    "id": 957202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution. I support this particular Bill because it is our duty and call and Kenyans have known that the Senate has stood with them. I do not want to lament because of the fact that there is so much opposition right from the Executive and even in the National Assembly. It is known that Members of the National Assembly have their own fights. They want to reduce what is happening in the counties so that what is seen is what they do using the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). It is shameful for them that we still do a lot of fundraisings for both primary and secondary schools since they are unable to manage the NG-CDF to cater for them. What is happening in our country concerning this particular Bill is a clear indication that Kenyans have known their enemies and enemies of devolution. It is clear that there are people who hate devolution and what is happening because of devolution. As Sen. Wetangula said, if you go round, you will see achievements that have come as a result of devolution. The greatest challenge that we have is our brothers in the county assemblies. They should do their oversight role. As we went round today, there is a polytechnic, which is a vocational training centre, which has never been allocated any funding for a long time. It was started in 1973. The MCAs told us that they have been allocating money to such projects but the governors claim that that is the mandate of the national Government. It is a great shame because we are supporting our enemies. It is high time the governors concentrated on their mandate, so that it can be visible to the common people that the Senate is supporting them. We must work with our MCAs though it is unfortunate that some fear their governors."
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