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    "content": "level. As the Senate we retain our inherent right to receive petitions as provided for by the Constitution and our Standing Orders. But this provides an opportunity to ensure that these issues are dealt with within the counties. I would expect that once a petition has been presented to a committee within the county assembly, just like we do within the Senate, that committee will have an opportunity to invite the petitioners to even clarify the issues more. On several occasions, when a petition has been presented to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, for example, we have always invited the petitioners to come and shed more light. This is because if you look at the format and structure, sometimes the details of the issues that people would want to present may not be captured within the format. However, it is important for them to invite the petitioners, hear them out in detail, get to understand the mechanics and dynamics within the petition that has been presented before them, so that when they make a determination, they are doing so from a point of information. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those very many remarks, I urge this House to support this Bill, so that we are able to create this framework for our counties and the residents in our counties to interact more with the county assemblies. I beg to second."
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