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    "id": 1402679,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will make it precise. I would like to start by thanking colleagues who have contributed to this Bill. I am happy that this Bill has received the necessary input and comments from Members. Any suggestion of improving this Bill is welcome. You can bring ideas to enrich it and even amend it for the better. The ultimate goal is to ensure that we enrich, widen, deepen and flourish devolution. I thank colleagues led by Sen. Mohamed Abass, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, for agreeing that it will ensure stability in our counties and ensure our professionals are protected. As Sen. Mungatana said, you may have a senior person with a wealth of experience, only to subject them to unpredictability. Sen. Abass has also been challenged as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for coming up with an omnibus review of the County Governments Act. It has been long since 2013, when devolution started following promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. Therefore, it is important to take stock of the entire Bill in terms of devolution. As Sen. Cheruiyot suggested, we should not do a review for the county governments only. We should review all laws on devolution. It has been more than 10 years. We now know what works. I also thank Sen. Maanzo. I agree with him that we should not allow it because sometimes it perpetuates political witch-hunt. If the threshold of impeachment of a CECM is low, that can be a ground for a political witch-hunt. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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