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    "content": "Hon. Members, moving on to the second issue, which is with regard to the issue of whether the Bill concerns county governments, I do note that despite this issue falling squarely under the province of the two Speakers of Parliament in line with the provisions of Article 110 (3) of the Constitution, an argument may still be sustained in the event amendments proposed to the Bill affect its nature. A perusal of the Bill reveals that Clause 9 of the Bill as published seeks to repeal and replace Section 26 of the Universities Act to require the Commission on University Education to ensure accessibility of public universities by all counties . Additionally, the amendments proposed to the Bill by various Members, including those proposing partnerships between universities and counties and the committal of public land held in trust for the public by counties, may result in a designation of the Bill as a Bill concerning county governments in terms of Article 110(1)(a) of the Constitution, as read together with Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, if passed by the House. This now settles the second issue. Hon. Members, on the third issue, I will not belabour on the question of the adequacy of public participation on the Bill. I have ruled on numerous occasions in this Parliament on the need for the procedures of the House to incorporate meaningful public participation, as directed severally by the courts. I have also, on numerous occasions, emphasised on the need for this House and its Committees to ensure that public participation is not a cosmetic process, but one of probative value. In this regard, I note that the Report of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on the Bill seems not to meet the thresholds set by this House on the meaningful involvement of the public. At face value, I am at pains to discern from the two reports tabled by the Committee any meaningful engagement with key stakeholders affected by the Bill. In the reports, there is no 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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