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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Eng. (Mahamud)",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Members for their comments. The difficulty that the Senate and the Committee has is that we are an oversight institution; we do not run contracts for counties. We gave an advisory opinion that is meant to safeguard public resources. We had a difficulty to come back and exempt and waive, the way our colleagues are saying. What they are saying could be true, but in the circumstances in which we are, as the Senate, as an institution of oversighting the Constitution, we do not have a mandate, and I stand to be corrected, to exempt and comment on eligible contracts. For that reason, the Controller of Budget is the one who is running away from responsibility. After all, there have been services and contracts. Suddenly, they come back to us as scapegoats. Nothing stops because they have their constitutional right. This is the best we can do as a Committee of the House. My advice to you as the Senate is that nothing stops the Controller of Budget and the rest to continue with their contracts. We cannot come and say that we vacate the resolution since that will not be constitutional. I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move."
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