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    "id": 1269238,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "Trading is not limited. Most people involved do not trade in one county. One of the problems we have had since the inception of devolution is the requirement of multiple licenses and permissions in each county. Imagine the challenge that somebody who trades in three counties that are next to each other or six counties across the country experience. For example, if you have goods from Kitui going to Nakuru, by the time you go through different counties to reach Nakuru, in each county that you pass through, it requires you to pay some levy or other charges. You may also find a trader who has a business in Kakamega, with customers in Bungoma, Vihiga, Kisumu and Eldoret. Whereas this Bill has properly focused on issues of licensing around a county, I would have wanted to see a reflection of the nature of devolution in Kenya. Devolution in Kenya is cooperative and consultative. As we have said time and again, the weakest link in the implementation of devolution in Kenya has been how to strength the intercounty relations, both for the national and county governments and county-to-county governments relations. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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