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    "id": 384643,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know you will give directions with regard to the first two issues raised by the hon. Senator. As I said, it looks to me like it is not within the jurisdiction of the Executive. On the issue of Provincial Administration, I would invite my brother to go back to the HANSARD, because I was very clear. I said that nothing contradicts what the President did. I said that the matter of co-ordination of national Government is still within the jurisdiction of the Government. I even went ahead and said there is a legislation called the National Government Co-ordination Act which actually does not recognize provinces. So, when the President did what he did, it was just to remove the PCs because there are no provinces. There are only counties which are already recognized under the Act. In fact, I even went further and said that there is a Motion by our brother and a Member of this House, Sen. Orengo, which proposes that, perhaps, we need to review that Act. So, it is not a question of whether or not there is any inconsistency in my answer and the act of the President. Indeed, the only additional issue that my brother is raising is whether a national government asset can be transferred to county governments. There is a procedure for doing that under the Transition to County Government Act. We can look for further discussion as to the sharing of the assets which are the offices they were using. But remember that those are still assets of the national Government. So, the question as to whether Provincial Administration offices initially will be used by counties is a question of transfer of assets. The substances of the structures of the Government are provided for under that Act of Parliament. Probably, that is why Sen. Orengo came up with the other Motion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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