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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also wish to support the Motion of adjournment of the Senate for the hon. Members of this House to go and replenish, rest, be with their families and their constituents. We need to know that good work ethics requires good resting ethics, remembering that I have a pending Bill here of holidays because I believe that those who work extra hard, require a day to reconnect with their families. Despite calling this period of recess a break, it is not a break, but a time to engage the public and take stock of what is happening. We should go to our villages and talk to them. We should also talk with our governors because we need them to understand that devolution is dying from within. Previously, we used to say that the national Government was killing devolution but, today, it is the governors are killing devolution. I can give an example of Mombasa where a Governor gave a roadside declaration and executive order that a particular crop or good cannot be sold in his county. They have no power to do that. We should take this opportunity to go and educate governors as well. This is because no governor has the power to give an executive order that goes against any law or legal ethos. If the Governor of Mombasa wanted to ban muguka, he should have just told the MCAs to pass the law. However, the MCAs cannot pass such a law that goes against a national law. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am saying that this is a period of engagement."
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