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    "id": 273434,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for acknowledging that I am one of the Mbita Members which has now become Suba North. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by supporting this Bill. In supporting, I would also want to agree that this is one of the most important Bills in ensuring effective devolution. Having said that, I just want to note a few comments; some are really drafting issues which I hope the Minister or the relevant Committee will look into and deal with, especially under clause 186 on page 464. “Financial Objectives” means the financial objectives set out in a Budget Policy Statement of the national; government a County Fiscal Strategy Paper”. I do not know what that means. I do not think it was intended. Maybe that needs to be relooked at. The other issue that I also want to speak to is the issue under Clause 6 which provides that the Act is to prevail in certain matters. One of the issues that the Act is to prevail over is the establishment, operation and dissolution of State corporations. The Bill, itself, provides for State corporations for both national and county governments. Unless we look at this carefully it would be a cause of conflicts between national and county governments. It is also not clear why the State Corporations Act does not have precedence over this Act on issues of State corporations."
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