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    "id": 1451256,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for giving me an opportunity to make some brief comments on this proposed legislation by my good friend, Sen. Abass. From the onset, I am not sure if I support this legislation because we seem to be on a trajectory of over-legislating in this country. We are talking about austerity measures, reducing expenses and fidelity to the rule of law. If you look at the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, Part 2 (12), you will see that firefighting is a devolved function. I have taken a few minutes to search through the net to see whether there is any one particular county that has established a piece of legislation to deal with firefighting. Machakos County, in 2023, did have a piece of legislation that deals with firefighting. I have perused the objects, memorandum of this Bill and reasons. I am a bit perplexed that Sen. Abass has not focused on how firefighting is going to be dealt with. I want to persuade him to relook at the Bill and think it through in a way that it cannot take over devolved functions. Clause 2 says- “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, Fire and Rescue Services Consulting Firm means registered private organization engaged in the provision of consultancy and advisory services pertaining to fire and rescue services.” 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."
}