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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "The CoG also exists of necessity and has become a forum for counties to challenge each other to perform better and to pull their socks. They have addressed situations such as in Meru County by even trying to go to see what ails the county. These bodies do exist of necessity and must be enabled by law, so that they do not exist in a vacuum or outside the law. This law is made to facilitate that. The CAF has also given voice to the County Assemblies. The Speakers’ Forum, the CAF and the Society of Clerks at the Table (SOCCAT), are bodies such as all the other professional bodies we see in this country for example, of accountants and engineers. These bodies have operated to ensure standards and ethics are met. The same thing is what these bodies are doing in the devolved arena. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support what has been proposed, that we anchor these bodies in law and continue to protect and push for devolution. These bodies are not just there as Sen. Olekina would want us to believe. That it is just some club of men and women who are meeting for the sake of meeting. They are meeting to make devolution work. It is important that we support this. I support the creation and facilitation of the Agency. I support that the Council of Governors (COG) be facilitated from the Exchequer. Counties should not be struggling to pay a subscription fee and try to anchor the COG somewhere. It looks like they are stealing money from the county executives or devolved functions to be able to support the COG. The COG is an important body, so, it should actually be financed from the Exchequer. So is the County Assemblies Forum (CAF). We need these bodies in order to have harmony, standardizations and a basis for devolution to work. I thank you."
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