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    "id": 959481,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, if you push that we be brief, we will lose our comments. We tried to plead with the previous Speaker to give us time, and it was declined. I, therefore, plead with you to allow me or anybody else as much allowable time to speak freely without being intimidated by our own leadership. Madam Temporary Speaker, I voted ‘no’ in this matter. I say openly that I voted ‘no,’ and it is not that I did not want money to go to counties. However, I am disappointed at the way we are conducting ourselves. We have been harassed by people who do not believe in proper debate, and who are not civilized. We have brought that hate and harassed ourselves by denying ourselves an opportunity to debate this matter freely. You heard a senior Senator, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri plead that the distinguished residents of Kisii should hear what he will say about the division of revenue, but he was not allowed the opportunity. Therefore, now that I have the opportunity, I have to say that I voted ‘no’ as my own way of civil disobedience. I wanted to stand out as a person who defies what is going on. Madam Temporary Speaker, a while ago in this House when the Deputy Speaker was presiding, a Motion and a Bill were brought to this House from the National Assembly. We were of the considered view that since the National Assembly trashed the Senate’s version of the Division of Revenue Bill, we should not have debated the version that came from the National Assembly. The same oppressive resolutions were inflicted upon us, and we were denied the opportunity to debate the matter. We were told that we should be gentle and consider these matters kindly and allow debate. We went ahead and amended what we have now considered, from Kshs335 billion to Kshs316 billion. We did so under a lot of pressure and intimidation. Look at where we are now; we have nothing. and we are ashamed to admit that we have nothing. We even continue to gag those of us who want to express disappointment of what has gone on. 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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