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    "id": 261595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 57,
        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in supporting the reduction of the publication days for the two Bills from 14 days to 11 days. For the last two years, if there are Bills that have gone through intensive public participation and dissemination of information on them they are these particular devolution Bills. Even as Members of Parliament, we have been able to contribute to these Bills in informal fora. So, the reduction of the publication period does not mean that the contents of the Bills have changed. The only thing that I can urge my colleagues on, particularly those who will be moving debate on these Bills, is to allow the organs of this House to take one last step and scrutinise these Bills, because every person in this country is watching the legislative process on these Bills. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if one makes a single mistake in devolution, particularly in relation to the areas that have been marginalised in this country for so many times, that will be critical. These are the critical Bills that we are going to be inducted on. So, I would urge that the Departmental Committee be given the opportunity to scrutinise these Bills. If it becomes necessary that we work 24 hours and seven days, so that we meet the deadlines, we are ready and willing to put extra time and effort, so that the Bills that this House will enact can be Bills that will be acceptable to not only this House but also to the people of the Republic of Kenya. We will also ensure that they do not have many errors as was pointed out with regard to other pieces of legislation that this House passed in the past. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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