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    "id": 1087149,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, this Bill is very clear. One of the things that is clearly stipulated in the intention of the Bill is to provide a structured mechanism through which Parliament is able to receive reports from public officers. Sen. Wako brought a very important aspect that some recommendations might not necessarily be responded to immediately. This is covered in Clause 3 where we say- “A report shall contain information on- (a) The action taken to give effect to the resolution or recommendation of a report, or where there is no action---” We are looking at both sides of the coin. We do not want to get to a point where we are just getting no action because that will set a basis for putting more questions. Where there is no action taken on a recommendation, the reason for that specific inaction must be given. This Bill creates a mechanism that from the time a Motion, resolution or legal proposal has been agreed to--- As Sen. Sakaja alluded, by the time we are done and voted, we are saying that it has moved from beyond a proposal. It is not yet a legislation because it has to be assented to as an Act, but it is a good feeling that this is the direction we need to take. When we get to that point, we really want to feel that as Senators, we have been able to do this. The Senators who have spoken to this are, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., our ‘new librarian’ - that is what Sen. Sakaja said, that he is the one keeping all these records for posterity - Sen. Wambua, Sen. (Eng.) Hargura, Sen. Cheruiyot, and Sen. Wako. As we go into the Committee of the Whole Stage, we will look at that and how to word it in such a way that the proposal and the way forward is clear. There is also Sen. Seneta, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. Mahamud, Sen. Nyamunga and Sen. Sakaja who said very boldly that our work should not be in vain. We are looking at a system for greater coordination that will allow us to address the issues that have been raised. We are looking for a way of having an input and output process. I think that this is going to be very important moving forward. Many Senators have already said that we did not need to get at this point of legislating. The Constitution allows for enactment and processing of the same laws. Madam Deputy Speaker, we will remember that many of the laws that we have brought to this House are laws entrenched in devolution. Once those laws are entrenched, they will enable us implement the Constitution as envisaged because we had the laws before the 2010 Constitution, and now the enactment of devolution. When we ended the Session on Thursday, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo’s Investment Promotion (Amendment) Bill was on the Floor of the House. It was on entrenching investment proposals at the county level. This is, therefore, very key, and it is a way of helping counties to get to where we want them to get. You will remember that many people in Kenya voted for the Constitution in 2010 because of devolution. They looked at devolution as a possibility of expanding the social, economic and political space, which is key to make sure that administration is easier and better. This is what we will need to do. From what the Senators have said, we need to try to solve the problem of following through. We want to go through the process of input and output. We want to look at all 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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