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"content": "Hon. Chairlady, I support this clause that hon. Nyokabi has brought to the House on the strength that the law does not operate on ambiguity. The mind of the drafters must be very explicit to any person who is reading the law, whether he is a layman or lawyer. You will find under Article 260, we have provision where interpretations are stated and explained. What we realized in this particular bill is that these terms that were used in the Bill were not explained and therefore any person reading the meaning would not be able to get what exactly the drafters had in mind. Hon. Chairlady, you will find that for purposes of best practices and good governance you need to be able to tell which arm of the county government you will be dealing with at any particular time. I particularly refer to the âcounty allocationâ interpretation which clearly sets out the county executive, whom we know are employees of the county assembly and the county assembly members who are elected representative of the assembly. What we are saying is that let us get to know and separate the definitions so that in the event of a dispute, as hon. Gichigi has put it, whoever goes to court the court is able to understand what meaning the drafters are putting in certain terms. I beg to support."
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