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    "id": 1238158,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have listened very carefully to contributions by Members. It is shocking that the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) of Tharaka Nithi County Assembly are operating in some mabati structure and not a proper Chamber where they are supposed to deliberate from. Clearly, this is against the spirit of devolution. The Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations did a good job in visiting Tharaka Nithi to see for themselves the real situation on the ground. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have read through the report and what has not come out very clearly is the politics to it. This is because, one of the issues in contention is the fight on the location of the headquarters. One side saying that they want to remain in Chuka while the other side says they want to go to Kathwana. We have even seen it being reported in the media that there has been fights between the Governor and the Speaker of the County Assembly. The Speaker feels that the Governor is trying to quietly undermine the relocation of the headquarters to Kathwana, which is less developed compared to Chuka. That bit should have come out clearly. As someone has said, in most cases, the EACC want to get involved in the politics of particular counties. You cannot get a proper explanation as to why EACC has taken a long period to finalise this matter. That bit must also be looked at. The other bit is the cost of this project has been growing. In fact, I read somewhere that this particular county"
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