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    "id": 356672,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/356672/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, first of all, this provision in the Bill was completely unnecessary. If you ask me, there is the Inter-governmental Relations Act in place; we have the Constitution in place. You did not need to bring the same provision in another bill. I support deletion because you are making it criminal to seek justice. There is nowhere in the world where you would criminalize quest for justice. By passing or not following the laid down procedures, it is a matter of law. Many of us may not know it. Then the lawyers will say that you did not follow one or two steps. You are not a lawyer yourself. Then you will be asked to take personal responsibility. I do not think that is acceptable in a democracy. Let us delete this because we know there is the Constitution which directs on how the county governments, if they have disputes with the National Government, can iron out their differences. The same is provided for in the Inter- governmental Relations Act, but providing it here and adding some words that make it criminal to seek justice, we will be giving this country a legislation that is very punitive. Thank you and I support."
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