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    "id": 1089509,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1089509/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Bill and thank Sen. Were for this foresight in trying to make devolution work better. The Bill is short in content, but deep in the consequence of its legislation. Today, we have a centralized, tightly controlled and almost draconian office of the Government printer that sometimes is under heavy manipulation by certain forces to print what they want and put aside what they wish. In setting up this office, the most critical clauses in the Bill are 5, 6, 7 and 8. They clearly sets up how the office will function and the authorized persons so that it is not abused by printing anything and everything that comes to it without proper scrutiny and authorization for the simple reason that a gazette notice carries the force of law. In so doing, it becomes part of delegated legislation that needs to be handled carefully. Certain gazette notices within the context of delegated legislation even at the county level, should find their way before gazettement to the assemblies so that they can work in tandem with the designs and nature of legislations in the county. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the distinguished Senator for Makueni. Sen. Were can look at Clause 8 that states that the county printer shall publish the county gazette at least once in every week. I encourage that we call it, the Kenya Gazette Isiolo, Garissa or Turkana edition so that it remains part of the gazette notice which is the Kenya gazette, but an edition from each county. If it is an edition from Bungoma, it is Kenya gazette Bungoma edition or Kenya gazette, Bomet edition or whatever county is publishing. I also encourage that once this is passed, the personnel that will man this office must be highly qualified. In this country, we do not have adequate printers who are properly trained. So, the national Government through the Government printer should assist the counties with"
}