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    "id": 986951,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/986951/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "As the Governor, he has executive powers and was actually voted for by the people of Nairobi. We have come up with a new amorphous body, the Nairobi Metropolitan, which we do not even understand its framework of operation. It becomes very dangerous to just transfer the funds without a proper framework. As we support the Senate and as outlines under article 219 - which Hon. Mbadi has already mentioned - if the money has already gone to counties, we should not interfere. It should go to the county fund then from there, let them have a memorandum in terms of administrative functions, so that it can be transferred to Nairobi Metropolitan. This is for purposes of accountability. I am here to support the Senate and as it goes back, let it look at that agreement between the national Government and the county. We were told last time that public participation was done after. We know very well public participation must be done on a matter when it is pre, but in this case it was done post. Let us not set a wrong precedent. I have seen in the social media Governor Sonko lamenting he signed under duress. He did not have time to read. We are asking: Where were his lawyers? Maybe it is high time we revisit the matter, re-examine it and correct where it went wrong."
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