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    "id": 1228361,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement by Sen. Okenyuri on the need to seek information from county governments and generally, on the implementation of Section 100 of the County Government’s Act that provides for training or civil education. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, civic education mandates or obligates the residents of each county in this country to understand and appreciate self-governance. Self-governance can only be understood when the public knows their obligations and of those whom they have put in office in terms of the leadership from the governor and the Member of County Assembly (MCA). It also extends to the national Government. Section 3 of the County Government Act, 2012, as part of its objectives, provides that the Act obligates the county government to undertake training or education on devolved matters and that the national Government has an obligation to perform on behalf of its citizens. I know, at the end of this, you will commit this Statement to the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I do not want to pre-empt the extent of the work that the Committee will do. However, I commit that once this Statement is committed to us, we will undertake that work as expected of us, as a Committee. I note that the concerns in that particular Statement requires an extended approach on the safeguard measures that county governments have put in place. For example, in terms of legislation and ensuring that the provisions of Section 100 are implemented by putting in place policies and training manuals, which the national Government is expected to set up and cascade downwards to the county governments. This will make sure that it is not only put in paper as a requirement in law, but implemented or enabled by the respective county governments passing legislation. I am not aware of any particular county government that has put in place or pushed to ensure that the provisions of this law are implemented. I appreciate Sen. Okenyuri for bringing it to the attention of the House and also the relevant Committee. As we embark to work on the Statement, we will have an opportunity to invite the Committee on Education, which has a mandate to ensure that relevant curriculum or regulatory frameworks are put in place so that people, at their lowest level, understand that the Government that they have put in place has specific obligations. I know for a fact that a resident from Chemalal, the furthest corner of the county that I represent, does not understand the specific role of the county government, MCA, Member of the National Assembly or Senate. The best they can do is to ask for their rights to be protected by the Senator, MP, MCA or the governor. He or she does not"
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