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    "id": 169932,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/169932/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": "As I speak now, there is a team in Mombasa composed of officials from my Ministry and the Attorney-General's Chamber who are going through the Local Government Act, so as to come up with the necessary amendments. We, as a Ministry, have taken the decision that we are no longer going to wait for the new Constitution. We have been saying that all the amendments to the Local Government Act should wait until we have a new Constitution because it would provide for the way the Local Authorities would operate. For example, it would address the issue of whether it would be a three tier or a four tier. Would it start at the village level, location or regional Government, central government or the senate, among other issues? Therefore, we have been doing a lot of research and ground work. We have travelled to our neighbouring countries to see how they operate."
}