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    "id": 1075559,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 51 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for the period commencing 1st June 2020 to 5th March 2021. It is quite a dated Statement. During the period under review, the Committee held a total of 30 sittings and considered various matters. Let me commence by considering the statements assigned to the Committee. In our last Statement, the Committee reported that it was considering a Statement sought by Sen. Abshiro Halake, MP, regarding the burning of County Executive offices, in various counties, where accounting records are held. The Committee received responses from the various counties that had suffered this mischief, namely Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Busia and Kitui counties. The office of the governors of these counties gave a detailed account of the internal investigations that they undertook to mitigate the recurrence of the fire incidences, and improvement of risk management policies and processes to adequately deal with such incidences should they arise. Madam Deputy Speaker, they also informed the Committee that the various cases were still being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Having received these reports, the Committee promptly forwarded them to Sen. Abshiro Halake, MP, who then gave a Press statement issuing a stern admonition to all counties to refrain from engaging in such destructive, dangerous and futile activities. The matters are still before the DCI and we shall be following up for implementation. Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko, EGH, MP, sought a Statement on the status of project funding and implementation for Rongo Township, Awendo Township and Migori Municipality. The Committee has written to the Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands requesting for this information. The Ministry has responded by forwarding this request to the County Government of Migori. We are awaiting a detailed response from Migori County before concluding this matter."
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