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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me commend the Committee for coming up with the mediated version of the National Rating Bill. I am a happy man today because a number of amendments had been moved when the Bill was in the Committee of the whole House in this National Assembly when I was seated here. The Chairman was either Hon. Martha or Hon. David. When disregarding the nature of Parliament, they disregarded all my amendments amid heckling and booing that was typical then of this Parliament. I am happy many of those amendments have found their way back into the Bill. That is why we always say when we walk into that Door to take an Oath to become Members of Parliament, we come here with different professional leanings. We have some technical ideas that can help move this country to the next level. This is my forte. This is my area of practice. When I stood here and told them how we could do it to make it work better, many of them thought it was the typical abrasive nature that we deal with other things. I am happy that it is a better version compared to what we passed here. Much more can be done to improve the Bill. My only concern, and this is a matter which probably with the fullness of time, we might have to address. Council of Governors does not exist in the Constitution. It is not a Commission under Chapter 256 on Commissions. I wonder on what basis even the Cabinet Secretary would consult them. What is the framework? What views would they give that can find their way into regulations? That is something I leave to the lawyers to deal with. In the fullness of time, we must define this mongrel called the Council of Governors. We should just treat them like any other Kenyan who can come and give their views here and there. Nevertheless, it is commendable work, and we can work on it. Again, I want to go on record: Rating is a county function. And that is an escapable provision of our Constitution. Ideally, when you are legislating on behalf of the county government, I would have imagined this should have taken the position of an adoptive law, that the county governments can adopt this as a model document and modify it to suit the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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