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    "id": 584226,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "and the Senator for Busia County, Sen. Wako, for his leadership together with serious members of that Committee. This Committee has sponsored several Bills. This is one of the many Bills sponsored by it. I want to thank Sen. Hassan of Mombasa County and take this opportunity to congratulate him for launching a strategic plan that we saw last week. This has put a number of young Senators on the spot in their counties. They include Sen. M. Kajwang, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. Murkomen and myself. The hon. Senators who are fairly older in the House have done a lot of things in their counties. The young team must work hard and emulate “Sen. Zarai” although we have always known him as Sen. Hassan Omar. During the launch, he was referred to as Sen. Zarai. I want to take this opportunity to thank them for the support they have given us in developing this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, this House has received many petitions. One of the reasons those petitions find their way to the Senate is that sometimes, people in our counties may not understand the procedures and opportunities available for them to present their petitions to county assemblies. It is important that we, as a House, should provide for a uniform legislation on procedure of petitioning the various county assemblies. We always receive petitions on issues that would easily fit in the mandate of the county assemblies. If members of the public are aware of the procedures and step by step processes of approaching the county assemblies, most likely many of them would present their issues to the county assemblies. This legislation goes a long way in ensuring that we increase the level of interaction and public participation between the residents and citizens of the various The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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