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    "id": 1057673,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, further to the Communication I made on Thursday, 25th February 2021 regarding the status of returns by the county assemblies to the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament with respect to the Draft Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, I wish to give the following update. Hon. Members, in my said Communication, I did list the thirty-three (33) county assemblies that had made returns to the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament. In addition to that number, we have since received respective certificates and draft Bills from the Speakers of the following other county assemblies: Wajir, Marsabit, Isiolo, Kiambu, Lamu, Turkana, Samburu, Nandi and Bomet. At the same time, the Speakers of the county assemblies of Kwale and Nyamira have since submitted copies of the Draft Bills which were debated and passed by their county assemblies. Hon., Members, the certificates received from county assemblies I have mentioned, indicate that they approved the Draft Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (popularly referred to as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill), except the County Assembly of Nandi, which rejected the Bill. In summary, therefore, as at close of business yesterday, 1st March 2021, forty-two (42) county assemblies had submitted their decisions on the Draft Bill to the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament. The five (5) county assemblies that were yet to submit their decisions The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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