{"id":380816,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/380816/?format=json","text_counter":132,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":440,"legal_name":"Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen","slug":"kipchumba-murkomen"},"content":"(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, before the Senator informs me, I have not said – for the sake of the record – that the Government or anybody is reconsidering the devolution of functions. All that I have said is that the Constitution talks about the obligation – it is even a duty – for the national Government to build the capacity of counties to discharge their constitutional functions. But that has to be done upon request because of the inter-governmental nature; the national Government cannot just say “we think you are wrong here, let us help you this way.” They must engage by--- For your information, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the President did not--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, the supplementary matter which has come from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is that, he is asking me whether the President---"}