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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me also join you in welcoming the delegation from Kisii County who are ably represented by the distinguished parliamentarian, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. Being a delegation of Members of the County Assembly, you are our brothers and sisters because the Constitution provides that the legislative authority of the Republic is delegated by the sovereign who are the people to Parliament which consists of the Senate, National Assembly and the county assemblies. Therefore, you are part of the legislative structure in our country although at a devolved level. For that, we are hoping that as we move on with project devolution, that you will continue to assert your authority. If you look at the Constitution, the county government consists of the county assembly and the county executive. In the mind of the framers of the Constitution, the county assemblies came first and the county executives second. Therefore, you have a huge responsibility at the county level. As we negotiate for more funding to go to the counties, you will have more daunting tasks to oversight the money that is given to the great county of Kisii. The only issue I would like to mention in appreciation of the Kisii people is that there was a time I was arrested in Kisii. I spent a week in the police station and nearly the whole town came to demand for my release. When they could not hold me anymore, they took me to another town in Kisii called Ogembo forgetting that, that is also in Kisii. So, when they took me there, the people came as well. I was taken away from there to Kilgoris. While there the Masaai people turned up in a big number. So, eventually, they had to withdraw the case. So, I urge you to protect democracy at the national Government and county level. Never let it go."
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