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    "id": 1144368,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144368/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Munene Wambugu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to speak to this important Motion. I support the Committee’s Report. As a Committee, we did not have an option. As it has been said by the Chairman, and the Member for Funyula, there was no explanation as to why it took over seven years to present these Regulations to this House from the time the consultations were done. It is clear that what was done six or seven years ago may not be addressing the current situation as per the time when the Regulations were tabled in this House. Apart from that, it was also clear that the consultations were done in limited areas. Crucial areas like cotton and sisal growing areas in this country were left out and no one could explain why, and why after doing public participation for six to seven years, they took that long to bring the Regulations to the House. Based on that, the Committee was satisfied that there was no public participation before the Regulations were brought on board. If my memory serves me right, we have a pending Bill on public participation. Public participation is a constitutional requirement but the Constitution only sets out the principles. Sometimes you do not know the limit and you are left to subjective analysis instead of being objective. If there is an existing rule, it can say how wide a nature of this kind of legislation we cover. Do we do a half or a third of the county, and is it good enough? We will stand indicted for having not moved with speed to come up with a very comprehensive role on extent of public participation. With those few remarks, I support."
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