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    "id": 289327,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Prime Minister for the two Statements. However, my clarifications will be on the progress of the implementation of the new Constitution. I am concerned about the two Bills that the Prime Minister has rightly pointed out that are at the heart of the constitutional implementation. They are the County Governments Bill and more specifically the Public Finance Management Bill because of the revenue funds for the county governments. These Bills had an 18 months deadline. These Bills are before the House but there is a requirement that we extend the time for us to be able to process these two Bills. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Prime Minister to clarify the commitment of the Government, and what they are going to do to mobilize and lobby Members of Parliament to pass this Motion, which requires 148 Members of Parliament to be present to pass it, and when this will be done so that we have these two Bills passed? Otherwise, this House stands the risk of being dissolved. Finally, I also want the Prime Minister to clarify to us, and the people of Kenya, what they intend to do, as the two Principals, to deal with cases where we see that a section of the Coalition Government does not believe in this Constitution from their acts. I would give examples of the appointment of the County Commissioners. It is clearly evident that one side of this Government does not believe in devolution. Just yesterday, we had the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill withdrawn from this House, after one section of the Government had made an attempt to introduce amendments which were clearly unconstitutional. This is a clear evidence that one section of this Government - of course the Prime Minister knows which section of the Government I am talking about - is not committed to the implementation of this Constitution. What is he going to do? I am asking him this because I believe in his reform credentials and history."
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