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    "id": 384105,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof. Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, nevertheless, the point I was making is that we need new ideas that can make us solve our problems faster. Other than that, I would like to thank my brother, the Senate Minority Leader for bringing out some of the benefits of mobile telephone networks in some of our remote parts of this country, the economic benefits and the security benefits which are important for fighting crime. Some of these areas are difficult to police and, perhaps, the solution to insecurity problem lies in this Motion being implemented. There are even social benefits where constituents who are here can be in touch with their constituents without necessarily taking a flight, which is very expensive, at the end of every week. For me, this is an extremely important Motion. I am not persuaded that there are any inherent dangers of the public-private partnership. The only thing that I want to mention which was alluded to by my learned Senior Moses Wetangula – I am junior in this House – is the critical issue he mentioned about the transfer of assets. There are very many assets which are lying out there idle. There are huge infrastructures of certain corporations that are no longer viable or vibrant. I think within the law and within the transfer of powers and functions under the Intergovernmental Relations Law, there are ways in which some of these assets can be transferred to county governments as a way of empowering them to discharge their functions and powers. I very vehemently, in using the words of Sen. Khaniri, support this Motion."
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