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    "id": 1423140,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1423140/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "“Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.” The salient issues raised in the Petition are as follows: (a) THAT Section 32(3) of the County Governments Act states that a governor may assign the deputy governor any other responsibility or portfolio as a member of the county executive committee. (b) THAT this provision of the law gives governors the discretion to assign or not assign deputy governors a portfolio within the county executives. (c) THAT, numerous disagreements have existed between many county governors and their deputies which can be attributed to this provision in the Act. (d) THAT some first-time county governors have allegedly expressed fear that assigning their deputies some portfolios might render the governors ineffective and unpopular, especially where their deputies display better performance in governance, leadership and service delivery. Additionally, some second-time governors who might prefer other candidates over their current deputies to succeed them may prefer not to assign their deputies any portfolio for fear of high performance hence public popularity. (e) THAT this situation has resulted in conflicts between the offices of the governor and the deputy governor. (f) THAT citizens have questioned the usefulness of the office of the deputy governors in situations where governors have not assigned deputy governors a portfolio. The petitioners, therefore, pray that the Senate amends Section 32(3) of the County Governments Act with a view to making it mandatory for county governors to assign portfolios to deputy governors. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238 (1), I direct that the Petition be committed to the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for consideration. In terms of Standing Order No.238(2), the Committee is required, in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading this prayer, to respond to the petitioners by way of a report addressed to the petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate. I thank you."
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