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    "id": 380191,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "( b ) the county level. So, for all intends and purposes, it must be noted that we have two types of governments in this nation; the national Government and the county governments, both of which enjoy the sovereign power of the people. Once the sovereign power of the people is invested in certain institutions as constitutionally provided, nobody can vary the exercise of sovereign power without an amendment to this Constitution, however, politically expedient it is to do so. I will go further and look at Paragraph 17 of the Sixth Schedule that I referred to in a debate earlier in this House. Paragraph 17 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution is equally very important. I would like to refer to it because most members of the Kenyan society do not know what it contains. This paragraph deals with the provincial administration and it says; “Within five years after the effective date, the national Government shall restructure the system of administration commonly known as the Provincial Administration to accord with and respect the system of devolved government established under this Constitution.” The national Government will do this. Usually, Government’s actions are taken as a result of two procedures. One is a policy paper that defines the kind of action that the Government intends to take. Once a policy paper is given, then the Government can go ahead and pass laws. On the other hand, laws can be brought to Parliament without the necessary policy papers. Usually these policy papers are called sessional papers."
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