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    "id": 1291949,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "to the people. County Assemblies legislate over local issues because they are in touch with the people. I support this Petition because there has to be equity in services that are given. Why would I be taken from Homa Bay County and represent Kilifi County. When I speak on the Floor of the Senate, I only bring issues and Statements of concerns from Homa Bay County where I come from. I only argue on issues that affect the people of Homa Bay County because I am alive to them. I am a resident of the county and know the challenges. This is the reason why I rise to talk about them. The men and women nominated at the county assemblies must be residents of the respective counties. Then they will execute the issues raised. If nomination to county assemblies is left open, then we will leave it to the likes of Sen. Cheruiyot to decide. He has demonstrated that he was at the table that decided his party’s nominations. We are now aware of the loopholes. He has shown, that if we leave this duty to people in his position, we will get names of people nominated to county assemblies from all over. They will be names of people of their own interest, but not people with the interest of wards and counties, at hand. I support this Petition with the whole of my body because if you want to talk about rewards in each ward, then you need to reward everybody that supported the party in each county. You cannot tell us that the only people whom you can reward are particular people found elsewhere, but not from the locals in counties. The Assemblies are a devolved structure of representation of people, who are in those counties and not from elsewhere. I support."
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