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    "id": 1461342,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Parliament comes up with all these Bills. Therefore, in line with what the President has said, we want ministries to take ownership even of communication within their state departments. That is why we have asked the State Department of Livestock Development to make sure they own up to everything provided in the Bill. That is by going back to the public. The ministry should sensitise the public on each and every clause in the Bill and the policies underpinning each of the provisions in the Bill. Then, in whatever form, they will send it back to us for further consideration by the House. That should include the public participation we normally do as a House. You have seen what the courts said when nullifying the Social Health Insurance Fund Bill or the health Bills. That, there ought to have been more sensitisation. It is unfortunate. I do not know why the courts took that direction. The courts told Parliament to sensitise the public. Parliament cannot sensitise members of the public on everything. It is owners of Bills like ministries. We have also asked the Ministry of Health to go back and sensitise the public on the policies and provisions of the four or three Bills nullified by the High Court. Then, they will send them back to us for public participation. The public participation programme is the only opportunity Parliament has to engage the public and get feedback from the people on whatever owners of Bills sensitise. With that, I beg to lay the Statements."
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