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    "id": 1462384,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1462384/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "However, that was then. The debates in the county assemblies that we have in present day Kenya are just as good as the ones you would get even in a national Legislature like the Senate or the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya, if not better even in certain instances. Even the quality of legislators that are being sent there; citizens are beginning to appreciate that a representative needs to be somebody who knows how to pass on your issues, represent and feel with you when you have challenges and speak out for your sake. Therefore, that sets the basis of why it will be important for us to support our county assemblies and ensure that they live up to the expectation that we set out. That is why it will be important for CAF to be set up in law, just as we are proposing. I know CoG and CAF have proposed amendments. I saw the presentation and have seen letters in my office from both institutions on how they want this Bill to be enriched. I look forward to seeing how the Committee, when they eventually table their report before this House, will enrich this particular legislation. It is a good start. Let us conclude on this business and send it to the National Assembly to ensure that we do one important assignment to the family of devolution that looks up to us as the lead institution in fostering and nurturing devolution in our country. With those many remarks, I request my senior, the Senator for Kakamega County and the Senate Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to second this. I thank you."
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