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    "id": 346623,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Laboso",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Cherono Laboso",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to very much support this very important Bill. We all know the importance of having the presence of the national Government at the county level. I want to strongly support the sustenance of the chiefs. We know the kind of work they have been doing in the constituencies, districts and, particularly, the war torn areas or areas where there are conflicts. In my area, where we have stock theft, we know that the chiefs have played a very important role in, at least, helping us to arrest the cattle thieves. The only thing that we need to do is to harmonize these laws so that whatever has been put in the County Governments Act is in conformity with what we are putting here, so that we do not end up with two sets of chiefs – some employed by the Governor and some by the national Government. If that can be properly harmonized so that the two are in conformity and there is harmony in the way the two sets of law will be working--- We could also agree that it is only the chiefs as set up by the national Government that will be"
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