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    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "It should also be understood that the effort we have of helping the Judiciary help Kenyans access justice by constructing courts will not be possible. As we speak, about 40 courts have been constructed through the use of NG-CDF, the first of which I am proud of, was in my Constituency, Rarieda. It should be understood that counties cannot help in the construction of police stations because the security function belongs to national Government. The idea of solarisation of energy that many constituencies have undertaken in schools will not be possible. In terms of fishing, because I come from a fishing community, we even provide for speedboats and all that through the committee, but that will now, not be possible. Of importance, is that the history of this Bill is founded on the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO). Hon. Murugara and I chaired the first phase of NADCO, while the second phase was co-chaired by the Leader of the Majority Party and Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, expressly recommended the entrenchment of NG-CDF in the Constitution. To the extent that the NADCO Report reflects the wishes of Kenyans, we are merely agents of implementation of those wishes. It should be understood, and the Report is here that we had public participation which was immense and widespread and is encapsulated in this 500-page document by the greatest number of Kenyans who have ever participated. There is not much more to say on this except that it is in keeping with the wishes of Kenyans; it is in keeping with the doctrines of constitutionalism; it is in keeping with the desire to decentralise power in terms of what we have called imperial powers of the presidency; and in keeping with the service to our constituents in terms of representation that the National 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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