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    "id": 960982,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we find ourselves in a situation that requires very innovative thinking to resolve this. Article 6(2) of the Constitution creates two levels of government; the national Government and county governments. They are distinct and interdependent, and should conduct their mutual relations on the basis of consultation and cooperation. There is nowhere in the Constitution either an expressed or implied provision of live and let die. It is live and let live. They must be interdependent and cooperate. Even in this situation that the country has found itself in, thanks to our colleagues in the “lower House,” the national Government is operating. I suspect they operate on the basis of vote on account, as has been ably stated by the Senator for Nairobi City County. My Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget is here. There are two or three ways of resolving this. First, is the route suggested on vote on account that we know. We are getting into the mess because every society lives incrementally. It is only in Kenya where the National Assembly wants the county assemblies to live by decreasing. Last year can only give way to a better ‘this year.’ Assuming that we are running on the same spot, then the CoB should be innovative enough to allow the counties to draw at least not more than half of an 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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