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    "id": 262659,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiuna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Nganga Kiuna",
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    "content": "However, besides congratulating him, I have a few reservations about this Bill. Although the Bill is already before the House, there are some issues we feel need to be addressed. The most contentious issue, in my view, is the competence of the county governors because this will be a very powerful office. Whoever will occupy the office of the county governor will have lots of power. If those powers are not structured, a county governor might go to an extent of misusing his powers. We do not want governor to misuse powers. So, it is my humble request that the Minister should look at it and see how we will control those powers and privileges given to a governor in this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope you will agree with me that corruption in this country is rife. I do not know how the Minister will deal with it in devolved governments. Most of the aspirants for these positions are still serving this Government or are sitting Members. They have been serving in this Government for quite some time now. My biggest worry is that senior Ministers and civil servants in this Government are now offering themselves to vie for these positions. In fact, most of them are interested in governorship. To me, it means there is more than meets the eye. I have a feeling that the reason why they are going for those seats is because they know in the next Government, we will not have Cabinet Ministers and that the PSs will no longer be appointed by the President. They will have to be vetted and approved by this House. So, they are looking for a short cut so that they continue embezzling public funds. I am also worried in case we have a rogue governor in a county what will happen. A rogue governor with all these powers can mess up a county. We need to control some of these powers. Some governors might use their powers to benefit their cronies and tribesmen. They may decide to become worse dictators in their counties. We all have heard about secession talk. We should not allow such thing to happen. We must strive to stay as one united nation. Any governor who lead his people on that route, should not allowed to do so. Kenyans must at all times be vigilante and safe our country from disintegration. Lastly, it is very important that we retain the provincial administration because they will be in charge of our security of our counties. I do remember very well when we were going across the country educating"
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